Riyadh, June 17, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced, in a statement here today, that 1,309 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 470,723, including 10,879 active cases. Of these, there are 1,533 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 14 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 7,635. Meanwhile, as many as 1,022 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 452,209. --SPA 18:16 LOCAL TIME 15:16 GMT 0030 www.spa.gov.sa/w1573337