994 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 27 August 2021 14:59

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 994 new cases of COVID-19 from 300,828 tests on Friday.

Another 1,570 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 698,989.

Four patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,035.

A total of 714,396 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 13,372 are currently active.

#الصحة تجري 300,828 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 994 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و1,570 حالة شفاء و4 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#يداً_بيد_نتعافى #وام pic.twitter.com/Z2XOJUrKJL
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 27, 2021

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