Riyadh, December 22, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 252 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 109 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 30. The ministry’s statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 551,462, while the recovery tally reached 540,393. The MoH reported two new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,867. The Ministry of Health advised everyone to contact the toll free (937) for consultations and inquiries around the clock, and to obtain health information and services. --SPA 16:17 LOCAL TIME 13:17 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1668751