UAE announces 449 new cases of COVID-19, 665 recoveries

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that there are 449 new cases of COVID-19 in the UAE.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Dr Amna Al Dahak, the official spokesperson for the UAE Government, revealed that this now brings the total number of cases to 48,246.

This comes after more than 43,000 tests were conducted nationwide.

Dr Amna said that one more person has died from the virus, which makes the total number of deaths 314 in the country.

She also clarified that 665 people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 37,076.

This means that there are currently 10,856 active cases in the UAE.

According to the statistics released, 77 per cent of the UAE's coronavirus cases have recovered.

 

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