285 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Sunday, 19 December 2021 15:27

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 285 new cases of COVID-19 from 310,797 tests on Sunday.

Another 131 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall tally of recoveries to 738,636.

No further COVID-19 related deaths have been reported with the number remaining at 2,151.

A total of 744,137 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 3,350 are currently active.

#UAE announces 285 new #COVID19 cases, 131 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours.#TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/buKWkUIHKR
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) December 19, 2021

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