UAE reports 1,508 Covid-19 cases, 1,463 recoveries

The UAE’s health ministry has reported 1,508 Covid-19 infections on August 5.

The new cases were detected, in the wake of 167,804 tests conducted across the country to screen for the virus.

The health ministry also reported 1,463 recoveries, scaling the total to 665,593.

Two additional deaths due to Covid-19 complications were also revealed, increasing the death toll to 1,967.

Meanwhile, the Covid-19 case count in the country stands at 688,489.

“الصحة” تجري 167,804 فحوصات ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات وتكشف عن 1,508 إصابات جديدة بفيروس #كورونا المستجد، و1,463 حالة شفاء وحالتي وفاة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية .#وام pic.twitter.com/cMmC12twdO

— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 5, 2021