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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 605 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 879,973.

The Ministry stressed in a statement on Monday 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 417,532additional 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, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,301.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 1,571 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 834,041.

MoHAP has announced that 13,839 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Monday stands at 24,144,339 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 244.12 doses per 100 people.