288 new COVID-19 cases in UAE

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The UAE has confirmed 288 new cases of COVID-19 from 308,848 tests in the past 24 hours.

Another 770 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 866,872.

The total number of fatalities remains at 2,302 as no further deaths have been reported.

A total of 890,987 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 21,813 are currently active.

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