Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,312 Covid-19 cases, 1,500 recoveries, 3 deaths

Dubai - Nearly 12.9 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.

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Published: Thu 29 Oct 2020, 2:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 29 Oct 2020, 2:07 PM

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday reported 1,312 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,500 recoveries. Three deaths were also reported.

As many as 130,573 new Covid-19 tests were carried out, taking the total to nearly 12.9 million tests so far.

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