• The Kingdom said 1,185 patients recovered in past 24 hours
• 214 people have been arrested in Riyadh and Al-Baha for violating quarantine rules

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it has vaccinated 98 percent of health practitioners working in vaccination centers in the Kingdom, the health ministry said.

It added that 93 percent of health practitioners working in the “Tetamman” clinics and “Taakud” centers have also been vaccinated, and 82 percent of employees in all the ministry’s health facilities have received the coronavirus vaccine.

More than 14 million doses of the vaccine have been administered through more than 590 vaccination centers in various regions, some of which operate 24 hours a day, and have witnessed a large turnout .

The Kingdom recorded 16 new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,456.

The Ministry of Health confirmed 984 new confirmed cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 457,546 people have now contracted the disease.

Of the total number of cases, 9,446 remain active and 1,545 in critical condition.

According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in Makkah with 349, followed by the capital Riyadh with 210, the Eastern Province with 140, Madinah recorded 73, and Asir confirmed 61 cases.

The health ministry also announced that 1,185 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 440,644.