136 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 8 October 2021 13:59

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 136 new cases of COVID-19 from 285,453 tests on Friday.

Another 204 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 730,734.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,111.

A total of 737,509 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 4,664 are currently active.

#UAE announces 136 new #COVID19 cases, 204 recoveries and 2 death in last 24 hours.#TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/TpAf6Cczny
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) October 8, 2021

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