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File photo: A paramedic staff collects swab samples at a coronavirus drive-through screening center located at Sharjah Golf and Shooters Club. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

Abu Dhabi:  The UAE has confirmed 3,140 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 new deaths, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced.

The UAE has conducted a total of 169526 tests in the last 24 hours. 4,349 recoveries were also recorded in the same period.

With 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, total number of deaths in the emirates due to COVID-19 has become 1,093.

Total number of cases recoded in the UAE now stands at 365,017 while total number of recoveries at 351,715.