The number of new Covid-19 fatalities dropped below 100 for the first time on Sunday as the number of new cases fell fall for the fifth consecutive day to 11,535, under the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s new accounting system.
The number of new deaths reported on Sunday fell from 126 to 91, going below 100 for the first time since April 9, it said.
The CCSA has begun only counting fatalities directly caused by the virus. Previously, it considered every patient “who died with the virus” as a Covid-19 fatality, including patients with pre-existing conditions.
As a result, sharp falls in the kingdom’s fatality rate are expected.
Last week, the CCSA said it would start making the distinction between “those who died from the virus” and “those who died from the virus” starting yesterday.
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