Riyadh, November 18, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 51 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 43. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 549,377 while the recovery tally reached 538,463. The MoH reported one new death, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,821. 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 16:39 LOCAL TIME 13:39 GMT 0015 www.spa.gov.sa/w1653198