280 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE has confirmed 280 new cases of COVID-19 from 345,206 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 947 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 853,253.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,302 as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 885,983 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which approximately 30,428 are currently active.

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