The UAE Government has announced the detection of 241 new coronavirus cases among various nationalities, taking to 1,505 the number of infections in the country.
The UAE Government also announced the full recovery of 17 patients after receiving the necessary medical care, taking the total number of recoveries to 125 to date.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health and Prevention during a regular media briefing on Saturday, wherein Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector, highlighted the latest COVID-19 developments in the country and the measures taken by Emirati authorities to combat the spread of the pandemic.
‘’The newly diagnosed patients of various nationalities are in a stable condition and receiving the necessary medical care,’’ Dr. Al Hosani affirmed.
She noted that the death of a 53-year-old Arab patient, who succumbed to health complications related to COVID-19, raised the number of fatalities to ten.
She expressed her sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery for all patients.
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