1,541 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE confirmed 1,541 new cases of COVID-19 from 284,799 tests on Thursday.

Another 1,497 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 634,272.

Five patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,885.

A total of 656,354 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 20,197 are currently active.

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