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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 1,500 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 969,097.

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 241,098 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 car, according to the ministry.

The Ministry added that no COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, keeping the total number of deaths in the country unchanged at 2,325.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 1,541 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 949,218.