UAE announces 275 new cases of COVID-19, 94 recoveries

Monday, 24 August 2020 14:00

There are 275 new cases of COVID-19 in the UAE, which brings the total number of cases to 67,282.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), this comes after more than 71,000 tests were conducted nationwide.

The ministry has also announced that one more person has died due to complications caused by the virus, taking the overall death toll to 376 in the country.

Meanwhile, 94 people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 58,582.

This means that there are currently 8,324 active cases in the UAE.

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