Saudi Arabia registers 1,301 pilgrim deaths during Hajj

By Suad Wanghaizhou

World
Monday, 24 Jun 2024
5:21 AM MYT

RIYADH, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it recorded 1,301 deaths among pilgrims during Hajj season, 83 percent of whom were unregistered individuals.

The Saudi Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel said that the kingdom's healthcare sector addressed "numerous" heat stress cases, with some individuals still in medical care, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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