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Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,847 Covid-19 cases, 1,791 recoveries, 2 deaths

Dubai - More than 44.5 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.

Published: Sun 2 May 2021, 3:18 PM

Updated: Sun 2 May 2021, 3:22 PM

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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday reported 1,847 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,791 recoveries and 2 deaths.

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The new cases were detected through 205,625 additional tests.

Over 44.5 million tests have been conducted across the country to date.

The total number of cases in UAE as on May 2 are 523,795, while total recoveries stand at 504,251. The death toll rises to 1,593.

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