Riyadh, Oct 19, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced in a statement here today that 381 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 342,583, including 8,487 active cases undergoing treatment. Of these, there are 844 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 16 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 5,201. Meanwhile, as many as 357 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 328,895. On the other hand, 48,884 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom. --SPA 17:14 LOCAL TIME 14:14 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w1431919