2,600 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Sunday, 2 January 2022 13:57

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 2,600 new cases of COVID-19 from 429,564 tests in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), another 890 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 746,853.

Three patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,168.

A total of 767,093 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,072 are currently active.

#UAE announces 2,600 new #COVID19 cases, 890 recoveries and 3 deaths in last 24 hours. #TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/uu006tmBp4
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) January 2, 2022

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