Abu Dhabi, August 29, 2021, SPA -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 348,771 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. According to WAM, the UAE Health Ministry announced 987 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 716,381. It also announced two deaths due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,038. The UAE ministry also noted that an additional 1,554 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 702,102. --SPA 16:54 LOCAL TIME 13:54 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1610891