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The Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday announced 612 new COVID-19 cases detected in the UAE after carrying out 80,935 tests.
The new cases bring the total of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country to 72,766.
Additionally, 490 infected people have recovered from the novel virus.
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The new recoveries sum up the number of those that have recovered to 63,158.
The death toll is still at 387, no death from COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours.
The new cases identified are currently undergoing treatment.