Riyadh, Oct 26, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 357 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 345,232, including 8,228 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 784 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 17 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 5,313. Meanwhile, as many as 361 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 331,691. On the other hand, 52,321 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --SPA 16:36 LOCAL TIME 13:36 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1436363