The United Arab Emirates said over 37,000 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours and 661 new coronavirus cases were detected. This brought the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 34,557, the Ministry of Health announced. The total number of recoveries in the country rose to 17,932 after 386 people recovered from the virus on Sunday, the government said. Two people died on Sunday due to complications from the coronavirus, the government added. This brings the virus-related death toll in the country to 264. On Saturday, 42,624 COVID-19 tests were conducted among UAE citizens and residents, resulting in the detection of 726 new cases. The announcement was made during the regular media briefing here wherein Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, official spokesperson for the UAE Government, provided an update on coronavirus-related developments and measures taken to mitigate its impact. "The number of COVID-19 cases still receiving treatment now stands at 16,088 from different nationalities," she said. Addressing the briefing, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the spokesperson for the state health sector, underlined the necessity of people continuing to abide by the precautionary measures in place and following all necessary medical advice in order for the nation to avoid more infections. "We're living a new reality where we have to adopt a new lifestyle," she said. "People who are most susceptible to the infection have to take extra care of themselves, namely those suffering from diabetics, hypertension and asthma as well as other respiratory and heart diseases," she continued. Al Hosani cited statistics purporting that these patients account for the largest number of COVID-19 critical cases, noting that they are the most susceptible to the novel virus. "They have to completely abide by all precautionary measures, including physical distancing norms; not going out; avoiding gatherings; eating healthy food; and practicing sport," she added. -- Agencies
