UAE announces 661 new cases of COVID-19, 386 recoveries

Sunday, 31 May 2020 14:58

The UAE has announced 661 new cases of COVID-19.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), this has now taken the overall tally in the country to 34,557.

This comes after more than 37,000 coronavirus tests were conducted nationwide.

Ministry officials revealed that two people have died from the virus, which makes the total number of deaths 264 in the country.

They have also clarified that 386 more people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 17,932.

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