COVID-19: 3,453 new cases in UAE from more than 162,000 tests

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The UAE has confirmed 3,453 new cases of COVID-19 from 162,251 tests.

Another 3,268 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 225,374.

Meanwhile, five more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 745.

A total of 253,261 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 27,142 are currently active.

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