Saudi Arabia reported on Saturday a new infection of the Corona-virus.
The case brings to 959 the total number reported since the the emergence of the disease in 2012, said the health ministry in a press release.
Three people have recovered from the virus, said the ministry.
Corona-viruses are species in the genera of virus belonging to one of two subfamilies Coronavirinae and Torovirinae in the family Coronaviridae in the order Nidovirales.
As many as 418 persons died of the illness in the kingdom, according to official figures.