Riyadh, May 4, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today in a statement that 999 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 421,300, including 9,587 active cases. Of these, there are 1,356 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable, the statement said. It added that 14 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at 7,006. Meanwhile, as many as 1,005 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 404,707. On the other hand, 68,997 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --SPA 16:52 LOCAL TIME 13:52 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1553361