1,077 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Thursday, 19 August 2021 14:36

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 1,077 new cases of COVID-19 from 318,348 tests on Thursday.

Another 1,611 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 686,025.

Three patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,012.

A total of 706,166 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,129 are currently active.

"الصحة" تجري 318,348 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات و تكشف عن 1,077 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا و1,611 حالة شفاء و3 وفيات خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/OdPbSl3zce
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 19, 2021

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