UAE reports 1,974 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

UAE reports 1,974 new coronavirus cases, three deaths
April 30, 2021, 8:59 am

A boat sails in front of the Ain Dubai (Dubai Eye) ferris wheel located on the Bluewaters island in the Gulf city of Dubai, on May 28, 2020. (AFP)

The United Arab Emirates has reported 1,974 new COVID-19 cases, 1,836 recoveries and three deaths over the last 24 hours, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced on Friday. The country’s health authorities determined Friday’s figures after carrying out 204,093 COVID-19 tests.

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The UAE’s active coronavirus cases have increased to 17,870 and total recoveries to 500,799, according to NCEMA figures. The country’s death toll mounted to 1,587 and diagnosed COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic rose to 520,236.

Friday’s figures indicate a slight one-day increase in the number of cases from Thursday’s 1,961.Meanwhile, the UAE’s inoculation drive has been gaining a lot of traction, with over 10.46 million doses already administered.