UAE reports 518 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that 518 new cases of the Covid-19 were detected in the country, taking the total number of infections up to 8,756.

The new cases were detected following 29,000 tests which were conducted to screen for the virus.

مستجدات الوضع الصحي والحالات المرتبطة بفيروس #كوفيد19 في دولة #الإمارات
الخميس 23 إبريل 2020

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The ministry also announced the deaths of four Asian expats. The total death toll as a result of the virus in the UAE now stands at 56.

It also announced 91 new recoveries. Therefore, 1,637 individuals in all have recovered after contracting the Covid-19 virus.