COVID-19: 674 new cases in UAE; two deaths

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The UAE has confirmed 674 new cases of COVID-19 after authorities carried out as many as 86,879 additional tests across the country.

The number of recoveries has gone up to 70,635 after another 654 people received the all-clear

Meanwhile, two more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 401.

A total of 80,940 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 9,904 are currently active.

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