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775 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Tuesday, 16 August 2022 16:28

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 775 new cases of COVID-19 from 197,168 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 656 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 984,798.

No further deaths have been recorded, so the total number of fatalities remains at 2,339.

A total of 1,006,318 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 19,181 are currently active.

#UAE announces 775 new #COVID19 cases, 656 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/RTCFERmXb1
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 16, 2022

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