Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 244 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 897,136.
The Ministry stressed in a statement on Sunday that its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment.
As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced that it conducted 277,385 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.
The infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and receiving the necessary care, according to the ministry.
The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, keeping the total number of deaths in the country at 2,302.
MoHAP also noted that an additional 361 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 879,787.
MoHAP has announced that 5,818 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours.
The total number of doses provided up to Sunday stands at 24,691,441 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 249.65 doses per 100 people.