Riyadh, December 03, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 24 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 41. The ministry’s statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 549,848, while the recovery tally reached 538,990. The MoH reported only one new death, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,840. 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 16:40 LOCAL TIME 13:40 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1659420