261 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE has confirmed 261 new cases of COVID-19 from 254,436 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 315 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 881,831.

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

A total of 898,571 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 14,438 are currently active.

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