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COVID-19: 3,236 new cases in UAE from more than 193,000 tests

Tuesday, 16 February 2021 14:01

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 3,236 new cases of COVID-19 from 193,163 tests.

Another 3,634 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 340,365.

Meanwhile, 14 more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,041.

A total of 355,131 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 13,725 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 193,163 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 3,236 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 3,634 recoveries and 14 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) February 16, 2021

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