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COVID-19: 3,072 new cases in UAE from more than 242,000 tests

Friday, 5 March 2021 13:57

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 3,072 new cases of COVID-19 from 242,742 tests.

Another 2,026 people have recovered, taking the overall recovery tally to 389,304.

Meanwhile, 10 more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,296.

A total of 405,277 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 14,677 are currently active.

#UAE announces 3,072 new #COVID19 cases, 2,026 recoveries and 10 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/VDzEgdMOXN
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) March 5, 2021

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