Riyadh, August 27, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today that 244 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 543,562, including 3,718 active cases. Of these, there are 1,020 critical cases. The Ministry said that 8 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at 8,520. Meanwhile, as many as 407 cases have recovered, raising recoveries toll to 531,324. --SPA 17:48 LOCAL TIME 14:48 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1610215