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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE health ministry said that they have conducted 288,895 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours to detect the cases of coronavirus in the country.

The tests revealed 1,530 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 657,884.

The authorities also said seven infected people died due to complications related to COVID-19. 

The health ministry also said that 1,487 previously infected individuals have fully recovered under government supervision.

The Ministry has also announced that 69,059 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Friday stands at 16,263,585 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 164.44 doses per 100 people.

The ministry plans to increase the number of COVID-19 tests to detect more cases and curb the spread of virus in the country.

The ministry has expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and prayed to God for the speedy recovery of the infected people.