985 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE confirmed 985 new cases of COVID-19 from 259,569 tests on Wednesday.

Another 1,526 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 706,644.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,043.

A total of 719,355 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 10,668 are currently active.

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