Riyadh, August 28, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today that 234 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 543,796, including 3537 active cases. Of these, there are 978 critical cases. The Ministry said that 6 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at 8526. Meanwhile, as many as 409 cases have recovered, raising recoveries toll to 531,733. --SPA 18:08 LOCAL TIME 15:08 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1610488