UAE reports another record-low in daily COVID-19 cases
The United Arab Emirates has recorded its lowest number of new daily COVID-19 cases this year, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority reported on Thursday.
The country registered 564 new COVID-19 cases, 650 recoveries and one virus-related death in the last 24 hours.
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It is the first time in 2021 that new daily cases have fallen below 600.
The UAE’s COVID-19 death toll now sits at 2,069
Total diagnosed cases since the pandemic’s onset increased to 731,307 and total recoveries to 722,723.
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NCEMA have also announced that 90.6 percent of the population have also received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 79.96 percent have been fully inoculated.
The UAE has been leading the way in vaccinating its population against the virus, with over 19 million doses already administered.
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