Four of COVID-19 patients are currently on ventilators in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) at Prince Hamza Hospital and their health condition is critical, said the hospital's director, Abdul Razzaq al-Khushman, on Sunday.

He added that their recovery rate from the virus is very low.

A total of 138 coronavirus patients are currently receiving treatment at Prince Hamza Hospital, he added.

However, 40 of these patients have shown mild coronavirus symptoms and their health status was described as moderate.

Prince Hamza Hospital has been only receiving coronavirus patients whose health status is between moderate and critical, al-Khushman added.