1,537 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Monday, 2 August 2021 13:59

By ARN News staff

The UAE confirmed 1,537 new cases of COVID-19 from 266,834 tests on Monday.

Another 1,492 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 661,156.

Five patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,956.

A total of 683,914 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 20,802 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 266,834 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,537 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,492 recoveries and 5 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/gAWmLhSZEp
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 2, 2021

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