DUBAI: The UAE on Friday recorded 1,284 new coronavirus cases and one death.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the total number of cases since the pandemic began has reached 191,150, with the death toll now at 630.
The ministry added that 765 people recovered over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 167,306.
Elsewhere, Kuwait recorded 339 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 147,531. The death toll reached 916 after three new fatalities was registered.
تعلن #وزارة_الصحة عن تأكيد إصابة 339 حالة جديدة، وتسجيل 242 حالة شفاء، و 3 حالات وفاة جديدة بـ #فيروس_كورونا_المستجدّ COVID-19 ، ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات 147,531 حالة pic.twitter.com/rTvuR8iMyd
— وزارة الصحة – الكويت (@KUWAIT_MOH) December 18, 2020

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