More than 35.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded eight new COVID-19 related deaths on Friday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,520. The Ministry of Health confirmed 244 new cases reported in the Kingdom over the previous 24 hours, which means 543,562 people have now contracted the disease. Of the total number of cases, 3,718 remain active and 1,020 in critical condition. According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 54, followed by Makkah with 46 and the Eastern Province with 27. The health ministry also announced there were 407 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total number of patients who have recoverd from the virus in the Kingdom to 531,324. More than 35.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date through 587 centers.