280 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE has confirmed 280 new cases of COVID-19 from 366,233 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 259 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 884,771.

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

A total of 900,764 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 13,691 are currently active.

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