COVID-19: UAE announces 3 deaths, 725 new coronavirus cases and 511 recoveries

Total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in UAE is now 20,386

Last updated: May 14, 2020 | 01:01

Khitam Al Amir

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A health worker checks the body temperature of an expatriate worker at a clinic in Dubai.

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Abu Dhabi: The UAE announced 725 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Wednesday.

This takes the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 20,386.

Three more deaths from the novel coronavirus have been also confirmed, taking the country’s death toll to 206, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a media briefing.

1.5 million tests conducted

According to the ministry, 511 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered, raising the total recoveries to 6,523.

Amna Al Dahhak Al Shamsi, Spokesperson for the UAE Government, said 1.5 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted across the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

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