A few weeks after the incident, the Saudi Vice Minister of Health officially announced 4,173 people dead in this incident in a press release, however, this page was removed from the website within three hours and requesting it would redirect the visitor to the home page.
Beberapa pekan setelah insiden tersebut, Wakil Menteri Kesehatan Saudi resmi mengumumkan 4,173 orang tewas dalam insiden ini pada sebuah perilisan pers, namun, laman tersebut dihapus dari situs webnya dalam tiga jam dan dialihkan ke laman utama.