The UAE confirmed 971 new cases of COVID-19 from 302,164 tests on Sunday.
Another 1,387 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 712,521.
One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,046.
A total of 723,263 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 8,696 are currently active.
"الصحة" تُجري 302,164 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 971 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و1,387 حالة شفاء وحالة وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية #وام pic.twitter.com/BsPdnae3EN
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