UAE announces 1,076 new cases of COVID-19

Sunday, 22 August 2021 14:07

By ARN Staff Report

The UAE confirmed 1,076 new cases of COVID-19 from 309,026 tests on Sunday.

Another 1,649 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 690,926.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,020.

A total of 709,378 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 16,432 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 309,026 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,076 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,649 recoveries and 2 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/UPc771nDP4
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 22, 2021

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