COVID-19: 786 new cases in UAE; no deaths

Thursday, 17 September 2020 14:08

The UAE has confirmed 786 new cases of COVID-19 after authorities carried out as many as 92,912 additional tests across the country.

The number of recoveries has gone up to 72,117 after another 661 people received the all-clear

Meanwhile, the death toll remains 402 as no new fatalities have been reported.

A total of 82,568 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 10,049 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 92,912 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 786 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 661 recoveries and no death cases were registered today.#CommitToWin pic.twitter.com/8g9rwrGlOR
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) September 17, 2020

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