Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), announced on Saturday that it conducted 212,779 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours and detected 2,080 new coronavirus cases.
The new cases bring the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 508,925.
All infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and receiving the necessary care, ministry said in an statement.
“Two more patients died of COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,569,” Ministry statement said.
MoHAP also noted that an additional 1,793 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 490,457.
While expressing its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased, the ministry called on all members of the society to co-operate with health authorities.
It urged residents to adhere to the instructions and physical distance to ensure the health and safety of all.