Riyadh, August 26, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today that 290 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 543,318, including 3,889 active cases. Of these, there are 1,061 critical cases. The Ministry said that 7 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at 8,512. Meanwhile, as many as 535 cases have recovered, raising recoveries toll to 530,917. --SPA 15:58 LOCAL TIME 12:58 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1609795