JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reported 625 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 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 795,811. The authorities also confirmed one new COVID-19-related death, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,209. Of the new infections, 216 were recorded in Riyadh, 96 in