The UAE has confirmed 1,089 new cases of COVID-19 after authorities carried out 115,258 additional tests across the country.
Another 1,769 people have recovered, taking the overall recovery tally to 93,479.
Meanwhile, two more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 438.
A total of 102,929 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 9,012 are currently active.
COVID-19 Updates in the UAE – Thursday, October 8, 2020:
— UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) October 8, 2020
Further 115,258 #COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, revealing 1,089 new cases,1,769 recoveries and 2 death cases.


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