RIYADH: The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the Kingdom with 482 infections announced on Thursday. Of the new cases, 204 were recorded in Riyadh, 84 in Makkah, 76 in the Eastern Province, 34 in the Northern Borders region, 21 in Madinah, 14 in Hail, 10 in Jazan, eight in Asir, seven in Al-Jouf, six in  Tabuk and four in Najran. The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 375,831 after 360 more patients recovered from the virus. A total of 6,630 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far after six more people died.