Saudi Arabia registers 3,938 new coronavirus cases

File Photo: Passengers stand in line with a social distance at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Tu Yifan)

Saudi health ministry announced on Friday the registration of 3,938 new coronavirus cases, bringing the accumulated infections to 174,577.

The recoveries also increased to 120,471 after the reporting of 2,589 new recovered cases, the ministry said.

The death toll also increased to 1,474 after the registration of 46 fatalities.

Saudi Arabia and China have supported each other in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-February, the kingdom offered generous support to China to help fight the deadly virus at the early stage of its outbreak.

On March 11, Saudi Arabia delivered to the Chinese city of Wuhan a shipment of medical aid. As the virus raged in Saudi Arabia, a team of eight Chinese medical experts visited the kingdom on April 15 to assist its anti-coronavirus fight. On April 26, the two sides signed a deal worth 265 million U.S. dollars for expanding Saudi Arabia's coronavirus testing capacity.