2,989 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Monday, 17 January 2022 13:59

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 2,989 new cases of COVID-19 from 346,101 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 945 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 761,213.

Four patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,195.

A total of 808,237 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 44,829 are currently active.

#UAE announces 2,989 new #COVID19 cases, 945 recoveries and 4 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/3VDVQoFGWw
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) January 17, 2022

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