Home Covid-19 Covid-19: UAE reports less than 1,000 new cases for the first time this year The country’s health ministry reported 990 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Tuesday by Zainab Mansoor August 24, 2021 The UAE reported 990 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, August 24, with the daily infection number dropping below 1,000 for the first time in 2021. The last time the country recorded less than 1,000 new cases was on December 27, when 944 infections were reported. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that the new cases were detected after it conducted 325,118 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours. The total number of recorded cases in the UAE has now reached 711,428. The health ministry also announced two deaths due to Covid-19-related complications. The death toll has risen to 2,026. It also reported that 1,675 individuals had fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 694,260. “الصحة” تُجري 325,118 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 990 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و1,675 حالة شفاء وحالتي وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية #وام pic.twitter.com/xI4nfYKGun — وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 24, 2021 Tags Covid-19 infections recoveries Tests UAE 0 Comments You might also like UAE-Oman railway Hafeet Rail enters implementation phase UAE, Oman firms sign multi-sectoral deals worth Dhs129bn UAE to announce petrol prices for May: will rates increase further? Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, UAE sign preliminary deal for $17bn Development Road project