The UAE confirmed 176 new cases of COVID-19 from 364,265 tests on Tuesday.
Another 258 people have recovered, taking the overall tally to 730,093.
One patient has died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,104.
A total of 737,073 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 4,876 are currently active.
#UAE announces 176 new #COVID19 cases, 258 recoveries and 1 death in last 24 hours #WamNews pic.twitter.com/vBxhPfF06Q
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) October 5, 2021
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