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923 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Monday, 8 August 2022 14:00

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 923 new cases of COVID-19 from 142,798 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 895 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 978,503.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,337, as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 999,637 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,797 are currently active.

#UAE announces 923 new #COVID19 cases, 895 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/Er4PbNFmmd
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 8, 2022

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