RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded three new COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday, raising the total number of fatalities to 6,366. The Ministry of Health confirmed 253 new confirmed cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 367,276 people have now contracted the disease. Of the total number of cases, 2,157 remain active and 362 in critical condition. #الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (253) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (3) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (208) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (358,753) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/Z81NtWzwhr — و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) January 28, 2021 According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 85, followed by the Eastern Province with 66, Makkah with 50, the Northern Borders Province recorded 13 and Al-Baha confirmed seven cases. The ministry also announced that 208 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 358,137. The ministry renewed its call on the public to adhere to the measures and abide by instructions. The coronavirus pandemic has affected over 100 million people globally and the death toll has reached around 2.16 million.