Saudi Arabia's confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 100,000

Saudi Arabia reported 3,045 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 101,914, and the death toll to 712. The number of new daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time on Saturday, according to the county's health ministry. 

The country of 30 million people recorded its first COVID-19 infection on March 2.

In April, health authorities said the virus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia.

The country topped 50,000 cases on May 16. Saudi Arabia's numbers are the highest in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which has recorded 272,625 cases and 1,406 deaths.