COVID-19: 1,171 new cases in UAE from more than 128,000 tests

Sunday, 20 December 2020 14:07

The UAE has confirmed 1,171 new cases of COVID-19 from 128,562 tests.

Another 866 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 168,995.

Meanwhile, three more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 637.

A total of 193,575 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 23,943 are currently active.

"الصحة" تجري 128,562 فحصا ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,171 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد و866 حالة شفاء و3 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية#وام pic.twitter.com/UkEw07ESiI
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) December 20, 2020

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