UAE reports 781 new coronavirus cases, 561 recoveries

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention announced of Sunday that it has 35,000 COVID-19 tests, which has revealed 781 new cases.

The new cases bring the total number of cases in the country to 29,485.

Ministry also said that 561 patients have fully recovered after treatment, bringing the total number of recoveries in the UAE to 15,061.

One person, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died due to virus-related complication.

This brings the total number of deaths due to coronavirus to 245.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention expressed sincere condolences to the families of the deceased.

On Saturday the UAE Government has announced that its regular media briefing on the latest COVID-19 developments and the country's ongoing preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus will resume from Monday (May 25) at 9:30pm.

The media briefing will be broadcast on local TV channels and government social media accounts @UAEGov on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.