1,421 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Saturday, 16 July 2022 14:06

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 1,421 new cases of COVID-19 from 295,990 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 1,543 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 952,260.

No further deaths have been recorded, meaning the total number stays at 2,325.

A total of 972,007 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 17,422 are currently active.

#UAE announces 1,421 new #COVID19 cases, 1,543 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/TXFNNcqPRr
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) July 16, 2022

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