UAE reports 403 new virus cases and 679 recoveries as thousands are tested
The UAE reported 403 new coronavirus cases yesterday after conducting more than 58,000 more tests.
The new cases took the country’s total to 54,453, while the death toll from for Covid-19 in the Emirates reached 331 as one patient died.
Authorities said another 679 patients were given the allclear, as the recovery tally rose to 44,648.
Saudi Arabia, with the most cases of any GCC country, reported 2,994 new infections and 30 deaths yesterday, taking its tallies of cases and fatalities to 229,480 and 2,181 respectively.
The number of active cases stood at 61,903 after 2,370 more patients recovered, the Saudi health ministry said.
Oman’s health ministry announced the start of a nationwide random testing scheme from today as it reported more than 1,000 new infections for a 12th day, taking its total to 54,697.
The ministry said Omanis and expatriates who were selected for testing would be informed by phone during the 10-week survey that was expected to cover all the country’s governorates.
The sultanate has recorded 248 deaths from Covid-19. In Kuwait, the death toll rose to 386 after three more patients succumbed to the disease, while the number of confirmed infections rose to 54,058, with 478 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.
Most of the new cases – 310 – were in Kuwaitis. The health ministry said 747 patients recovered, taking the total to 43,961.
Bahrain’s health ministry reported 511 new cases since Friday, 251 of them among expatriates, and one death.
The ministry said there were 4,722 active cases after another 693 patients recovered, including 53 who had been in a critical condition.
Qatar reported 498 more cases after conducting 4,331 tests in the previous 24 hours, while the number of deaths at 146.
The health ministry said there were 701 more recoveries since Friday, raising the total to 98,934.
There were 141 patients in intensive care, including 11 admitted within the past day.