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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 364 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 901,440.

The Ministry stressed in a statement on Thursday that its aim to continue expanding the nationwide testing scope to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary care treatment.

As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced that it conducted 268,888 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 stable, and receive the necessary care, according to the ministry.

The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, leaving the death toll unchanged at 2,302.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 252 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 885,287.

MoHAP has announced that 3,654 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Thursday stands at 24,786,745 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 250.61 doses per 100 people.