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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 280 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 885,983.

The Ministry stressed in a statement on Tuesday that its aim to continue expanding the nationwide testing scope 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 345,206 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 stable, and receive the necessary care, according to the ministry.

The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,302.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 947 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries to 853,253.

MoHAP has announced that 7,039 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Tuesday stands at 24,349,207 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 246.19 doses per 100 people.