COVID-19: 915 new cases in UAE from more than 77,000 tests

Monday, 19 October 2020 16:02

By Sanooj Sherif

The UAE has confirmed 915 new cases of COVID-19 from as many as 77,291 additional tests.

The number of recoveries has gone up to 108,811 after another 1,295 people received the all-clear.

Meanwhile, three more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 466.

A total of 116,517 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 7,240 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 77,291 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 915 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,295 recoveries and 3 death cases due to complications.#CommitToWin pic.twitter.com/wW84aqZeBd
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 19, 2020

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