Coronavirus: UAE detects 1,008 COVID-19 cases, death toll surpasses 500

The UAE on Tuesday reported 1,008 new coronavirus cases and six deaths, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM).

This brings the total number of cases to 136,149, while the death toll rose to 503.

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The country also detected 1,466 new recoveries, bringing the total to 133,490 recoveries.

"الصحة" تُجري 96,994 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,008 إصابات جديدة بـ #فيروس_كورونا و 1,466 حالة شفاء، و 6 حالات وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/mwLFbceSzP

— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) November 3, 2020

WAM reported that the UAE had conducted 96,994 coronavirus tests on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received a coronavirus vaccine, according to a post by the sheikh on Twitter.

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