Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The UAE Ministry of Health conducted 85,643 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours.
The ministry has expressed its plans to expand the scope of the tests to detect coronavirus cases in the UAE.
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The ministry announced that they have reported 1,146 new cases of the coronavirus.
It also announced the recovery of an additional 668 individuals from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 138,959.
The ministry announced that one COVID-19-related death, taking the country's death toll to 515.
According to the Ministry, the infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care.
The health ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the victims.
The ministry also urged members of the public to adhere to health protocols and social distancing rules.