3,498 new Covid-19 cases, 16 deaths in UAE

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday reported 3,498 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 2,478 recoveries and 16 deaths.

The new cases were detected through 187,176 additional tests.

Over 30.2 million tests have been



conducted across the UAE to date as part of the country's massive screening programmes to combat the spread of Covid-19.

The total number of cases in UAE as on February 26 are 385,160 while total recoveries stand at 377,537. The death toll rises to 1,198.