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240 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 8 April 2022 18:09

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 240 new cases of COVID-19 from 242,463 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 559 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 872,830.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,302 as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 893,412 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,280 are currently active.

#UAE announces 240 new #COVID19 cases, 559 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours.#TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/Fqn6Hq9B6a
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) April 8, 2022

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