612 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Tuesday, 23 August 2022 14:01

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 612 new cases of COVID-19 from 225,410 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 591people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 989,378.

No further deaths have been recorded, so the total number of fatalities remains at 2,341.

A total of 1,011,011 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 19,292 are currently active.

#UAE announces 612 new #COVID19 cases, 591 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours. #TogetherWeRecover #WamNews pic.twitter.com/bMyKhVJUMu
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 23, 2022

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