UAE Covid-19 cases cross 1,000, highest in almost four months

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has reported 1,031 Covid-19 cases on June 9.

The daily rise in cases has crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time in almost four months. The country’s daily Covid-19 count had last risen beyond 1,000 on February 14, when the health ministry had announced 1,191 infections.

Read: UAE reports 1,191 Covid-19 cases, 2,713 recoveries

The new cases were detected, after 286,851 tests were conducted across the UAE to screen for the virus.

The health ministry also announced 712 recoveries in the past 24 hours, raising the total recovery count to 896,448.

No deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours, keeping the death toll unchanged at 2,305.

The Covid-19 nationwide case count has risen to 913,984.

“الصحة” تُجري 286,851 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,031 إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا ، و 712 حالة شفاء وعدم تسجيل أي حالة وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/G0QwHoulYf

— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) June 9, 2022