COVID-19: UAE announces 873 new cases, 3 deaths

Tuesday, 19 May 2020 14:18

By Zeena Zalamea

The UAE has announced 873 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally in the country to 25,063.

That’s after the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) conducted more than 38,000 coronavirus tests across the UAE.

The Ministry also confirmed that three people have died from the virus, bringing the total death toll to 227.

Meanwhile, 1,214 more people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 10,791 in the UAE.

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