The UAE confirmed 116 new cases of COVID-19 from 320,554 tests on Thursday.
Another 173 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 731,805.
One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,117.
A total of 738,268 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 4,346 are currently active.
#UAE announces 116 new #COVID19 cases, 173 recoveries and 1 death in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/klKjbdyFFE
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) October 14, 2021
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