2,692 new Covid-19 cases, 16 deaths in UAE

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday reported 2,692 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,589 recoveries and 16 deaths.

The new cases were detected through 218,351 additional tests.

Over 31.2 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 March 3 are 399,463 while total recoveries stand at 385,587. The death toll rises to 1,269.