UAE’s COVID-19 mortality rate is lowest globally at 0.4%

UAE’s COVID-19 mortality rate is lowest globally at 0.4%

UAE's COVID-19 mortality rate is lowest globally at 0.4%

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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE Ministry of Health conducted 110,807 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, and revealed 1,390 new cases of the coronavirus, 1,708 recoveries and 2 death cases due to complications.

Dr. Omar Al Hammadi, the official spokesperson for the UAE Government, shared the latest development on the situation on coronavirus.

Hammadi said, "Between 20 and 27 October, the rate of tests increased to 1% compared to the same period last week, and tests revealed a 12% increase in confirmed cases.“

The country's positive to total cases was 1%, which is the lowest compared to the European Union, the Middle East and North Africa, and Organization for