The UAE has confirmed 626 new cases of COVID-19 from 470,793 tests in the past 24 hours.
Another 1,994 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 823,015.
One person has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,297.
A total of 875,884 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 50,572 are currently active.
#UAE announces 626 new #COVID19 cases, 1,994 recoveries and 1 death in last 24 hours pic.twitter.com/cqEo6Ttx5A
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