INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings

Burjeel profit nearly doubles

Healthcare demand drives stronger earnings.

Salik profit slips in H1

The company said traffic recovery supported resilience.

Alpha Dhabi profit jumps 48%

AI and technology investments boost earnings.

Covid-19 infection: 12 die in Saudi Arabia, two in UAE

FILE PHOTO: A Saudi man gets a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
    • The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 507,374 after 1,285 more patients recovered from the virus.

    • UAE registers 1.519 new cases, taking the total number of recorded cases to 682,337.

    RIYADH: Twelve more people succumbed to Covid-19 infection in Saudi Arabia, which recorded 1,084 new infections on Sunday.

    The highest number of new infections (235) was recorded in the capital Riyadh followed by 207 in the Holy city of Makkah. A total of 8,249 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far, local media reports said.

    The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 507,374 after 1,285 more patients recovered from the virus, while 26.9 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.

    The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of the UAE said on Sunday that two persons died due to Covid-19 complications, taking the death toll in the country to 1,951.

    The country recorded 1,519 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 682,377.