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GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 239 cases; 1,402 infections recorded in Saudi

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 354

by Zainab Mansoor

August 6, 2020

UAE
A total of 239 new Covid-19 cases and 354 additional recoveries were registered on August 6, the Ministry of Health and Prevention confirmed.

The infection count has risen to 61,845, while 55,739 people have now overcome the infection.

With one additional demise, the death toll has scaled to 354.

آخر الإحصائيات حول إصابات فيروس كوفيد 19 في الإمارات

The latest update of Coronavirus (Covid 19) in the UAE#التزامك_حياتك #ملتزمون_يا_وطن #فيروس_كورونا_المستجد #كوفيد19 #وزارة_الصحة_ووقاية_المجتمع_الإمارات #coronavirus #covid19 #mohap_uae pic.twitter.com/KEpIayRMij

— وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع الإماراتية – MOHAP UAE (@mohapuae) August 6, 2020

Saudi Arabia
The kingdom recorded 1,402 Covid-19 infections, 35 deaths and 1,775 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Makkah recorded the highest number of cases, with 249 infections.

The death toll has now climbed to 3,055, while the infection count tallies 284,226.

#الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (1402) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس ⁧#كورونا⁩ الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (35) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (1775) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (247,089) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/VfXmcN1ihK

— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) August 6, 2020

Kuwait
The Ministry of Health has registered 620 infections and one death, Kuwait News Agency reported.

Total deaths now tally 469.

Ministry of Health daily press statement / Thursday 06 – 08 – 2020#KUNA #KUWAIT pic.twitter.com/ltRL6od1l1

— Kuwait News Agency – English Feed (@kuna_en) August 6, 2020

Oman
The Ministry of Health has registered 427 Covid-19 cases, of which 217 were Omanis.

Four additional deaths were also reported, scaling the death toll to 492.