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996 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Tuesday, 31 August 2021 14:00

By ARN News Staff

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The UAE confirmed 996 new cases of COVID-19 from 329,146 tests on Tuesday.

Another 1,515 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 705,118.

Two patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,041.

A total of 718,370 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 11,211 are currently active.

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