Home Covid-19 Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,189 cases; death toll scales past 2,000 The nationwide Covid-19 case count has risen to 701,776 by Zainab Mansoor August 15, 2021 Follow us Follow on Google News Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on X Follow on LinkedIn The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has reported 1,189 new Covid-19 infections on August 15, thereby raising the total count to 701, 776. The new cases were detected, as a result of 218,163 tests conducted to screen for the virus. The health ministry also recorded 1,419 recoveries, increasing the total number of recovered patients to 679,760. An additional four deaths due to Covid-19 complications were also reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 2,001. #UAE announces 1,189 new #COVID19 cases, 1,419 recoveries and 4 deaths in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/lpSRFXSbOa — WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) August 15, 2021 Tags Covid-19 infections recoveries Tests UAE 0 Comments You might also like UAE, Ukraine sign CEPA deal during Zelensky’s Abu Dhabi visit Emirates Global Aluminium to explore clean energy development in Indonesia UAE’s Fujairah marine fuel sales extend monthly climb UAE ranks in top 10 nations with most AI firms per capita