Riyadh, August 24, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement today that 1,175 new confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 308,657 cases, including 22,075 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 1,635 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. The ministry added that 42 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 3,691. As many as 2,745 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 282,888. On the other hand, new 58,535 laboratory tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, bringing the total laboratory tests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 4,733,485. --SPA 16:54 LOCAL TIME 13:54 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1397072