Riyadh, Jan 02, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 101 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 362,979, including 2,477 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 354 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 9 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 6,239. Meanwhile, as many as 182 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 354,263. On the other hand, 27,169 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --SPA 16:53 LOCAL TIME 13:53 GMT 0007 www.spa.gov.sa/w1477435