246 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Saturday, 16 April 2022 14:01

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 246 new cases of COVID-19 from 263,717 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 398 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 876,893

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,302 as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 895,264 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 16,069 are currently active.

"الصحة" تجري 263,717 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 246 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد و398 حالة شفاء ولا وفيات خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية. #وام pic.twitter.com/T84Ufvs7Ao
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) April 16, 2022

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