Abu Dhabi, May 17, 2020, SPA -- The UAE Government announced that an additional 603 patients had recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care, raising the total number of recoveries to 7,931, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. This was revealed during the regular media briefing held in Abu Dhabi by Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, official spokesperson of the UAE Government. Dr. Al Shamsi underscored plans to further enlarge the scope of COVID-19 testing, noting that health authorities conducted an additional 35,735 tests, which led to 796 new infections identified among various nationalities, with the total number of cases amounting to 22,627, including those receiving treatment, recovered cases, and deaths. She announced four deaths from different nationalities, bringing the number of COVID-19-related deaths registered in the country to 214. The number of COVID-19 cases still receiving treatment now stands at 14,482 from different nationalities. --SPA 11:20 LOCAL TIME 08:20 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1330858