Riyadh, October 05, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 42 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 36 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 163. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 547,357, while the recovery tally reached 536,406. The MoH reported 3 new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,730. It advised everyone to contact the toll free (937) for consultations and inquiries around the clock, to obtain health information and services. --SPA 17:32 LOCAL TIME 14:32 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1630971