Saudi Arabia registers 154 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the registration of 154 new COVID-19 cases, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The Saudi health ministry said 16 of the cases are individuals who arrived from abroad, while 138 others were in contact with previous cases.

This increases the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,453 in the kingdom, of whom 116 recovered and eight passed away, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, the health ministry announced on Monday the order by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to provide free treatment for all coronavirus cases inside the kingdom.