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RIYADH, May 20 (KUNA) -- Two fatalities from coronavirus took place in the past 24 hours in Saudi Arabia in addition to three new cases in Riyadh, Madina, and Ta'ef, the Health ministry said Tuesday.
A statement by the ministry said on its website that the new three cases belonged to two males and one female, while the fatalities belong to one male and one female, one case in Jeddah and the other in Riyadh.
The statement noted that there are two patients who recovered from the virus.
With today's confirmed cases, the total number of infected people since September 2012 reached 540 cases, among them 175 fatalities. (end)
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