COVID-19: 1,538 new cases in UAE from more than 130,500 tests

Saturday, 17 October 2020 14:07

By Sanooj Sherif

The UAE has confirmed 1,538 new cases of COVID-19 from as many as 130,567 additional tests.

Another 1,411 people have recovered, pushing the overall recovery tally to 106,354.

Meanwhile, four more patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 459.

A total of 114,387 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 7,574 are currently active.

The Ministry of Health conducts 130,567 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and reveals 1,538 new cases of the #Coronavirus, 1,411 recoveries and 4 death cases due to complications.#CommitToWin pic.twitter.com/nLpJFzg5Oi
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 17, 2020

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