249 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 14:01

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 249 new cases of COVID-19 from 327,724 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 385 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 878,441.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,302 as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 896,141 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 15,398 are currently active.

#UAE announces 249 new #COVID19 cases, 385 recoveries and no deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/9BKYVdBS80
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) April 20, 2022

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