2,167 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Thursday, 17 June 2021 14:01

By ARN News Centre

The UAE confirmed 2,167 new cases of COVID-19 from 243,844 tests on Thursday.

Another 2,127 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 585,242.

Three patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,741.

A total of 606,128 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 19,145 are currently active.

#UAE announces 2,167 new #COVID19 cases, 2,127 recoveries and 3 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/1uPcVCA7rr
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) June 17, 2021

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