UAE reports 1,591 COVID-19 cases

Sunday, 23 May 2021 14:00

By ARN News Staff

The UAE confirmed 1,591 new cases of COVID-19 from 236,993 tests on Sunday.

Another 1,569 people have received the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 536,050.

Three patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,651.

A total of 556,107 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,406 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 236,993 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,591 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,569 recoveries and 3 death cases due to complications. #TogetherWeRecover
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) May 23, 2021

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