The UAE reported 300 new cases of coronavirus, on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,659.

Iran Press/Middle East: The UAE’s Ministry of Health has announced its single highest daily increase in the rate of coronavirus infections in the country when it reported 300 new cases on Wednesday, April 8.

This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 2,659.

The ministry also announced 53 additional recoveries. The total number of people who have thus recovered from coronavirus in the UAE now equals 239.

The ministry confirmed that a total of 593,095 tests were conducted across the country until Tuesday.

Dubai has opened a new drive-through facility where it will offer free COVID-19 testing to expats and citizens.

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