Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,051 Covid-19 cases, 2,741 recoveries, 8 deaths

Dubai - Over 34.4 million tests have been carried out to date as part of the UAE's massive screening campaign.

By Web report

Published: Wed 17 Mar 2021, 2:03 PM

Last updated: Wed 17 Mar 2021, 2:08 PM

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday reported 2,051 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 2,741 recoveries and 8 deaths.

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The new cases were detected through 236,988 additional tests.

Over 34.4 million tests have been carried out to date as part of the UAE's massive screening campaign.

The total number of cases in UAE as on March 17 are 432,364 while total recoveries stand at 413,477. The death toll rises to 1,414.

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