Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,289 Covid-19 cases, 1,135 recoveries, 3 deaths

Dubai - More than 13.6 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.

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Published: Thu 5 Nov 2020, 2:01 PM

Last updated: Thu 5 Nov 2020, 2:06 PM

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday reported 1289 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1135 recoveries. Three deaths were also reported.

As many as 131,633 new Covid-19 tests were carried out, taking the total to over 13.6 million tests so far.


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