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Coronavirus: UAE reports 3,962 Covid-19 cases, 2,975 recoveries, 7 deaths

Dubai - The new cases were detected through additional 180,930 tests.

Published: Fri 29 Jan 2021, 1:57 PM

Updated: Fri 29 Jan 2021, 2:04 PM

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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday reported 3,962 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 2,975 recoveries. Seven deaths were also reported.

The new cases were detected through additional 180,930 tests.

The total number of cases in UAE as on January 29 stand at 297,014 while total recoveries are 269,999. The death toll rises to 826.

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