GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 528 cases, 2 deaths; Kuwait registers 4 deaths

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has reported 528 new cases of the Covid-19 virus, as a result of over 37,000 tests conducted to screen for the virus.

The total number of cases has now risen to 39,904.

The ministry also reported two fatalities, with the death toll now at 283.

With 465 additional recoveries, the patients who have overcome the infection now total 22,740.

The latest update of #Coronavirus (#COVID19) in the #UAE#We_Are_All_Responsible#YouAreResponsible pic.twitter.com/uu5ueYxOSb

— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) June 9, 2020

Oman
Oman reported 712 new Covid-19 cases and two additional deaths, its Ministry of Health confirmed.

The total number of infections has risen to 18,198 while the death toll stands at 83.

#Statement No 103
June 9, 2020 pic.twitter.com/23KRhOd7ew

— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) June 9, 2020

Bahrain
As of June 9, 10.30am, Bahrain had a total of 5,097 active cases, of whom 13 were critical. The death toll in the kingdom stands at 28.

Kuwait
The Ministry of Health reported 630 new infections and four deaths, Kuwait News Agency reported.

The infections have scaled to 33,140 across the country while 273 individuals have succumbed to the virus.