270 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE confirmed 270 new cases of COVID-19 from 311,669 tests on Wednesday.

Another 350 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 728,195.

One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,095.

A total of 737,727 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 5,437 are currently active.

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