UAE reports 1,548 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has reported a total of 1,548 Covid-19 cases on August 3.

The new cases were detected, following 234,765 examinations conducted across the country to screen for the virus.

Meanwhile, an additional 1,504 individuals fully recuperated from the infection during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 662,660.

The health ministry also announced four deaths due to Covid-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,960.

The nationwide case count has now risen to 685,462.

“الصحة” تُجري 234,765 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,548 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و1,504 حالات شفاء و4 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية #وام pic.twitter.com/rYKobNdOgz

— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 3, 2021

Additionally, a total of 52,391 vaccine doses were administered during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses to 16,884,412, with a distribution rate of 170.72 doses per 100 people.

52,391 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 16,884,412 بمعدل توزيع 170.72 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 79.30% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 70.96% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/t00DbziM9u

— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 3, 2021