Riyadh, October 01, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 48 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 210. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 547,179, while the recovery tally reached 536,226. The MoH reported three new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,719 It advised everyone to contact the toll free (937) for consultations and inquiries around the clock, to obtain health information and services. --SPA 16:18 LOCAL TIME 13:18 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1629168