UAE announces 567 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths

Monday, 4 May 2020 at 21:43

By Maria Botros

The UAE has announced 567 new cases of COVID-19.

According to Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, the official spokesperson for the UAE Government, this now brings the total number of cases to 14,730.

This comes after 18,698 COVID-19 tests were conducted nationwide.

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Dr Amna revealed that 11 people have died from the virus, which makes the total number of deaths 137 in the country.

She also clarified that 203 more people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,966.

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