Riyadh, December 27, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the registration of 524 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 142 recoveries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that the number of critical cases reached 40. The ministry’s statistics showed that the total number of infections in the country reached 553,319, while the recovery tally reached 541,010. The MoH reported a new death, bringing fatalities tally in the Kingdom to 8,872. 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 18:12 LOCAL TIME 15:12 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1670566