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Major drop in UAE's COVID cases

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 at 13:59

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 990 new cases of COVID-19 from 325,118 tests on Tuesday.

Another 1,675 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 694,260.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,026.

A total of 711,428 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 15,142 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 325,118 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 990 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,675 recoveries and 2 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/qnKjUZfRy2
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 24, 2021

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