Covid-19: UAE announces 1,547 new cases, 3 deaths

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said on Thursday that it had identified 1,547 new coronavirus cases over the preceding 24 hours.

The Ministry described the condition of the newly infected individuals as stable and added that they were receiving the necessary care.

The infections were detected as a result of 164,110 Covid-19 tests undertaken to screen for the virus.

تُجري وزارة الصحة 164,110 فحص ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات، وتكشف عن 1,547 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، 1,519 حالة شفاء، بالإضافة إلى 3 حالات وفاة بسبب مضاعفات المرض. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/5lCG0dk1yj

— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) July 22, 2021

The total number of recorded cases in the UAE now stands at 667,080.

MoHAP also said on Thursday that three deaths due to Covid-19 complications had taken place over the preceding 24-hour period, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,910.

Meanwhile an additional 1,519 individuals had also fully recovered from Covid-19, scaling the total number of recoveries to 644,753.