RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 11 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 6,196. The Ministry of Health confirmed 119 new confirmed cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 362,339 people have now contracted the disease. Of the total number of cases, 2,790 remain active and 393 in critical condition. #الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (119) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس ⁧#كورونا⁩ الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (11) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (174) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (353,353) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/EeroLnH9f4 — و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) December 28, 2020 According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 40, followed by the Eastern Province with 25, Makkah with 24, Qassim recorded 9, and Madinah confirmed 6 cases. The ministry also announced that 174 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 353,353. The coronavirus pandemic has affected around 81 million people globally and the death toll has exceeded 1.77 million.