ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Thursday recorded 786 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 82,568, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Protection said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM. The new patients, all of whom are in a stable health condition and receiving the necessary medical treatment, were detected after the ministry carried out as may as 92,912 additional COVID-19 tests in the country over the last 24 hours, using the latest testing methods. The ministry also announced that a total of 661 more individuals have recovered from the deadly virus and are free from the symptoms of the disease after receiving the appropriate medical care, bringing the total number of recoveries to 72,117. According to the ministry, no new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.