Riyadh, Aug 9, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced here today that 1,428 new confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 288,690 cases, including 33,484 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 1,816 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable The Ministry of Health added that 37 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 3,167. On the other hand, as many as 1,599 cases have recovered, raising recoveries toll to 252,039. --SPA 19:01 LOCAL TIME 16:01 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1387566