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CAIRO, July 11-- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran surpassed 255,000 on Saturday while Saudi Arabia's tally of coronavirus infections approached 230,000. Iran, the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, reported 2,397 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 255,117. The country also reported 188 new deaths from the virus, raising the death toll to 12,653. A total of 217,666 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 3,338 still in critical condition. On the same day, Saudi Arabia announced 2,994 new cases and 30 more deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 229,480 and the death toll to 2,181. The kingdom also reported 2,370 more recovered patients, taking the total recoveries to 165,396. In Turkey, the tally of coronavirus infections climbed to 211,981, up by 1,016 in the past 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted. The death toll from the coronavirus in the country rose to 5,344 after 21 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, he said, adding that 1,334 more patients recovered, raising the total recoveries to 193,217. In Qatar, 498 new cases of coronavirus infections were detected, bringing the total number to 103,128, of whom 146 have died and 98,934 recovered. Egypt's coronavirus cases continued the slowdown trend to reach 81,158 after 923 new infections were added. | 
