COVID-19: 3,506 new cases in UAE from nearly 163,000 tests

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 14:07

The UAE has confirmed 3,506 new cases of COVID-19 from 162,945 tests.

Another 3,746 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 235,421.

Meanwhile, six more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 762.

A total of 263,729 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 27,546 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 162,945 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 3,506 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 3,746 recoveries and 6 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) January 20, 2021

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