521 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 17 September 2021 15:13

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 521 new cases of COVID-19 from 334,657 tests on Friday.

Another 614 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 723,337.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,071.

A total of 731,828 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 6,420 are currently active.

#UAE announces 521 new #COVID19 cases, 614 recoveries and 2 deaths in last 24 hours#WamNews pic.twitter.com/4DARuyYqYV
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) September 17, 2021

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