Riyadh - Mubasher: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Monday said that four new cases were diagnosed with the new coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total count to 15 in the kingdom so far, according to an official statement on Twitter.

The first patient is a citizen who was in contact with a previously confirmed case in Qatif, while the second and third patients are Bahraini females who came from Iraq via Bahrain.

The fourth case is an American expat who flew to Saudi Arabia via the Philippines and Italy.

All cases are currently placed under quarantine at hospital.

Saudi Arabia reported that four cases tested positive for the China virus.