JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reported 963 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. As a result, the total number of cases in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic grew to 782,131. Authorities also confirmed one new COVID-19-related death, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,180. Of the new infections, 355 were recorded in Riyadh, 151 in Jeddah, 119 in Dammam, 49 in Hofuf, 27 in Makkah and 27 in Madinah. Several other cities recorded fewer than 20 new cases each. The ministry said that of the existing cases, 114 were in critical condition. The ministry also announced that 980 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic to 763,195. It said that 9,756 COVID-19 cases were still active, adding that 30,261 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to more than 43 million. More than 66.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the Kingdom’s immunization campaign began, with more than 25 million people fully vaccinated. AN Jeddah