The UAE confirmed 1,077 new cases of COVID-19 from 318,348 tests on Thursday.
Another 1,611 people have been given the all-clear, taking the overall recovery tally to 686,025.
Three patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,012.
A total of 706,166 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 18,129 are currently active.
"الصحة" تجري 318,348 فحصاً ضمن خططها لتوسيع نطاق الفحوصات و تكشف عن 1,077 إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا و1,611 حالة شفاء و3 وفيات خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية.#وام pic.twitter.com/OdPbSl3zce
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 19, 2021