Nayrouz News Agency : The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that five new deaths from the coronavirus and 779 cases were recorded during the last 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health said that the new fatalities raised the death toll from the virus to 253, while the total cases climbed to 31,086, adding that 28,000 new tests were carried out.

The ministry also said that 325 COVID-19 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 15,982.

The UAE has eased restrictions on travel and extended mobility hours in Dubai from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.