The Ministry of Health announced, in a statement here today, that 1,098 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 508,521, including 10,905 active cases. Of these, there are 1,386 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. It added that 15 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 8,063. Meanwhile, as many as 1,207 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 489,553.