Home Covid-19 Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,270 cases, four deaths The case count in the UAE has risen to 548,681 by Zainab Mansoor May 18, 2021 The UAE has reported 1,270 new cases of the Covid-19 infection on May 18. The new infections were detected, following 202,184 examinations conducted to screen for the virus. The health ministry also confirmed 1,250 recoveries in the last 24 hours, raising the total recovery tally to 528,769. Meanwhile, the death toll, with four additional fatalities, has risen to 1,637. A total of 548,681 people across the UAE have contracted the Covid-19 virus, since it broke out earlier last year. “الصحة” تُجري 202,184 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,270 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا، و 1,250 حالة شفاء، و 4 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/B5Z5FAadzX — وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) May 18, 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