Riyadh, October 08, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 41 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 138. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 547,479, while the recovery tally reached 536,534. The MoH reported three new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,739. 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 17:07 LOCAL TIME 14:07 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1632726