COVID-19: 1,227 new cases in UAE from more than 157,000 tests

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The UAE has confirmed 1,227 new cases of COVID-19 from 157,461 tests.

Another 1,542 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 177,407.

Meanwhile, two patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 655.

A total of 200,892 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 22,830 are currently active.

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