Abu Dhabi, September 03, 2021, SPA -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 299,936 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. According to WAM, the UAE ministry announced 978 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 721,308. It also announced 1 death due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,044. The ministry also noted that an additional 1,504 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 709,659. --SPA 13:26 LOCAL TIME 10:26 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1613112