1,508 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Thursday, 5 August 2021 14:30

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 1,508 new cases of COVID-19 from 167,804 tests on Thursday.

Another 1,463 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 665,593.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,967.

A total of 688,489 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 20,929 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 167,804 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,508 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,463 recoveries and 2 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/vH2LAdIN5C
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 5, 2021

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