2,655 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Saturday, 8 January 2022 14:00

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 2,655 new cases of COVID-19 from 388,572 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 1,034 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 752,120.

Three COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,173.

A total of 782,866 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 28,573 are currently active.

الصحة" تُجري 388,572 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 2,655 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و 1,034 حالة شفاء و 3 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية #وام pic.twitter.com/xArnL1HmOB
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) January 8, 2022

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