Riyadh, September 18, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced the registration of 68 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 77 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of active cases reached 2,373, including 361 critical cases. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 546,479, while the recovery tally reached 535,450. The ministry reported five new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,656. The Ministry of Health advised everyone to contact the toll free (937) for consultations and inquiries around the clock, to obtain health information and services. --SPA 16:27 LOCAL TIME 13:27 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1619676