The UAE has confirmed 3,407 new cases of COVID-19 from 131,262 tests on Friday.
Another 3,168 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 218,988.
Seven more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 733.
A total of 246,376 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 26,655 are currently active.
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