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94 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Sunday, 24 October 2021 14:02

By ARN News Staff

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The UAE confirmed 94 new cases of COVID-19 from 230,026 tests on Sunday.

Another 123 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 733,250.

One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,130.

A total of 739,284 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 3,904 are currently active.

"الصحة" تُجري 230,026 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 94 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد و123 حالة شفاء وحالة وفاة واحدة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية #وام pic.twitter.com/PaFAMgEvpy
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) October 24, 2021

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