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1,398 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Wednesday, 20 July 2022 14:36

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 1,398 new cases of COVID-19 from 258,676 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 1,095 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 957,446.

One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,328.

A total of 977,578 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 17,804 are currently active.

#UAE announces 1,398 new #COVID19 cases, 1,095 recoveries and 1 death in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/elDVFBr3SX
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) July 20, 2022

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