COVID-19: 3,102 new cases in UAE from more than 179,000 tests

Wednesday, 24 February 2021 14:00

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 3,102 new cases of COVID-19 from 179,229 tests.

Another 3,814 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 370,381.

Meanwhile, 19 more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,164.

A total of 378,637 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 7,092 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 179,229 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 3,102 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 3,814 recoveries and 19 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) February 24, 2021

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