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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 237 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 894,523.

The Ministry stressed in a statement on Wednesday 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 298,981 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.

According to the Ministry, the infected individuals are from various nationalities, are stable, and receive the necessary care.

The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours, leaving the death toll unchanged at 2,302.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 486 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 875,602.

MoHAP has announced that 6,539 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Wednesday stands at 24,621,636 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 248.94 doses per 100 people.