Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,164 Covid-19 cases, 1,394 recoveries, 1 death

Over 177.1 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country so far

By Web Desk

Published: Sun 31 Jul 2022, 1:56 PM

Last updated: Sun 31 Jul 2022, 2:02 PM

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday reported 1,164 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,394 recoveries and 1 death.

Over 177.1 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country so far.

Total active cases stand at 18,476.

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The new cases were detected through 227,104 additional tests.

The total number of cases in UAE as on July 31 are 991,564, while total recoveries stand at 970,753. The death toll now stands at 2,335.

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