Riyadh, August 27, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 1,019 new confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 311,855 cases, including 21,815 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 1,582 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. The ministry added that 30 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 3,785. As many as 1,310 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 286,255. On the other hand, new 63,265 laboratory tests were conducted, in the Kingdom, during the last 24 hours. --SPA 16:38 LOCAL TIME 13:38 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1399282