UAE's COVID-19 cases cross 1 million-mark

Tuesday, 9 August 2022 14:41

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has crossed the one-million mark for COVID-19 infections.

The country recorded 919 new COVID-19 cases from 197,921 tests on Tuesday.

Another 859 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 979,362.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,337, as no further deaths have been reported.

The active cases currently stand at 18,857.

#UAE announces 919 new #COVID19 cases, 859 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/i8m2BWboCL
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 9, 2022

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