UAE announces 1,321 new cases of COVID-19; 792 recoveries

Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:46

The UAE has reported 1,321 new cases of COVID-19 from 139,909 tests.

Another 792 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 166,541.

Meanwhile, three people have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 629.

A total of 189,866 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 22,696 are currently active.

"الصحة" تجري 139,909 فحوص ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,321 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا و792 حالة شفاء و3 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية .#وام pic.twitter.com/oSOwz0agKa
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) December 17, 2020

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