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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 2,687 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 777,584.

The Ministry stressed in a statement on Thursday that its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment.

As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced that it conducted 405,418 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.

The infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and receiving the necessary care, according to the ministry.

The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, and death toll remains unchanged at 2,170.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 902 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 750,156.

MoHAP has announced that 36,760 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Thursday stands at 22,787,751 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 230.40 doses per 100 people.