UAE confirms 812 new coronavirus cases

The ministry urged people to follow social distancing and other preventive measures to avoid coronavirus transmission. (File/AFP)

• There were three new deaths overnight, raising the death toll to 244

DUBAI: The UAE has recorded 812 new coronavirus cases overnight after conducting additional 39,000 tests, bringing the country’s caseload to 28,704, the health ministry said.
There were also three new fatalities overnight, raising the death toll to 244, the ministry added in a report from state news agency WAM.
But 697 people meanwhile were cleared from COVID-19 infections, raising the number of patient recovery to 14,495.
The ministry again urged residents and citizens to follow social distancing and other preventive measures to avoid coronavirus transmission.