COVID-19: UAE announces 1,491 new cases, 1,826 recoveries

Saturday, 24 October 2020 14:17

The UAE has confirmed 1,491 new cases of COVID-19 from as many as 124,404 additional tests.

Another 1,826 people have recovered, taking the overall recovery tally to 116,894.

Meanwhile, there have been no deaths in the past 24 hours.

A total of 123,764 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 6,395 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 124,404 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,491 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,826 recoveries and no death cases were registered today.#CommitToWin pic.twitter.com/PDwrnRPoEa
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 24, 2020

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