1,435 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Thursday, 16 June 2022 14:44

By Reuters

The UAE has confirmed 1,435 new cases of COVID-19 from 311,742 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 1,243 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 903,690.

One person has died, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,306.

A total of 923,001 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,068 are currently active.

#UAE announces 1,435 new #COVID19 cases, 1,243 recoveries and 1 death in last 24 hours. #WamNews pic.twitter.com/MUZaQTe3Xt
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) June 16, 2022

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