1,060 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Monday, 23 August 2021 15:11

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 1,060 new cases of COVID-19 from 290,691 tests on Monday.

Another 1,659 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 692,585.

Four patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,024.

A total of 710,438 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 15,829 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 290,691 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,060 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,659 recoveries and 4 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/DsGowy0HKo
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 23, 2021

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