Riyadh, Oct 9, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 407 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 338,539 cases, including 9,261 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 859 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 24 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 4,996. Meanwhile, as many as 513 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 324,282. On the other hand, 53,894 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, in the Kingdom. --SPA 16:18 LOCAL TIME 13:18 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1426182