RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 14 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,691. The Ministry of Health confirmed 1,212 new confirmed cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 475,403 people have now contracted the disease.  Of the total number of cases, 10,584 remain active and 1,489 in critical condition. According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in Makkah with 376, followed by the capital Riyadh with 233, the Eastern Province with 224, Asir recorded 103, and Jazan confirmed 80 cases. The health ministry also announced that 1,510 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 457,128. #الصحة ⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (1212) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (14) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (1510) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (457,128) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/CE6l2SzdML — و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) June 21, 2021 The ministry renewed its call on the public to register to receive the vaccine, and adhere to the measures and abide by instructions. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs carried out more than 22,000 inspection tours in mosques across the Kingdom during the past week to ensure that health and preventative measures are being implemented. The ministry said that these monitoring tours are ongoing by mosque observers in the regions, and there are field monitoring committees working around the clock to remove all violations and take all legal measures. The coronavirus pandemic has affected over 179 million people globally and the death toll has reached around 3.88 million.