Riyadh, June 08, 2021, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced, in a statement here today, that 1,261 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 459,968, including 9,698 active cases. Of these, there are 1,580 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 17 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 7,488. Meanwhile, as many as 922 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 442,782. --SPA 16:21 LOCAL TIME 13:21 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1568168