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COVID-19: 1,215 cases in UAE from more than 115,000 tests

Sunday, 18 October 2020 14:39

By Sanooj Sherif

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The UAE has confirmed 1,215 new cases of COVID-19 from as many as 115,293 additional tests.

Another 1,162 people have recovered, pushing the overall recovery tally to 107,516.

Meanwhile, four more patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 463.

A total of 115,602 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 7,623 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 115,293 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,215 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,162 recoveries and 4 death cases due to complications.#CommitToWin pic.twitter.com/XOVgv5Euua
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 18, 2020

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