COVID-19: 2,013 new cases in UAE from more than 240,000 tests

Saturday, 20 March 2021 14:00

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has confirmed 2,013 new cases of COVID-19 from 240,035 tests.

Another 2,240 people have recovered, taking the overall recovery tally to 420,736.

Meanwhile, 5 more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,433.

A total of 438,638 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 16,469 are currently active.

#UAE announces 2,013 new #COVID19 cases, 2,240 recoveries and 5 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/aeUn27cSrT
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) March 20, 2021

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