Riyadh, October 23, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 43 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 38 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 74. The statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 548,205 while the recovery tally reached 537,246. The MoH reported 2 new deaths, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,776. The Ministry of Health advised everyone to contact the toll free (937) for consultations and inquiries around the clock, and to obtain health information and services. --SPA 16:26 LOCAL TIME 13:26 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1639309