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1,352 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 24 December 2021 15:40

By ARN News Staff

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The UAE has confirmed 1,352 new cases of COVID-19 from 361,321 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 506 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall tally of recoveries to 740,122.

One patient has died, taking the total the total number of fatalities to 2,155.

A total of 747,909 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 5,632 are currently active.

"الصحة" تجري 361,321 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,352 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و506 حالات شفاء وحالة وفاة واحدة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/JFGB6zYDRh
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) December 24, 2021

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