2,921 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Friday, 21 January 2022 14:03

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 2,921 new cases of COVID-19 from 401,356 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 1,251 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 765,982.

Three patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,207.

A total of 819,866 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 51,677 are currently active.

#UAE announces 2,921 new #COVID19 cases, 1,251 recoveries and 3 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/cedbCtqUBy
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) January 21, 2022

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