Riyadh, August 18, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today that 546 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 540,244, including 6,246 active cases. Of these, there are 1,273 critical cases. It added that 8 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at 8,439. Meanwhile, as many as 794 cases have recovered, raising recoveries toll to 525,559. --SPA 16:09 LOCAL TIME 13:09 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1604217