Riyadh, August 29, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 987 new confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 313,911 cases, including 21,630 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 1,555 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 27 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 3,840. As many as 1,038 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 288,441. On the other hand, new 52,008 laboratory tests were conducted. --SPA 17:15 LOCAL TIME 14:15 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1400116