• A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre in Dubai.
    A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre in Dubai.
  • A teenage receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.
    A teenage receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.
  • A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre.
    A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre.
  • Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. Dubai Media Office
    Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. Dubai Media Office
  • A girl receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.
    A girl receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.
  • A boy receives the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech shot in Dubai.
    A boy receives the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech shot in Dubai.
  • A health worker prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.
    A health worker prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.
  • A nurse displays a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Al Barsha Health Centre.
    A nurse displays a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Al Barsha Health Centre.
  • A boy receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.
    A boy receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.
  • A boy is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
    A boy is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

UAE

Coronavirus: UAE records 1,508 cases and 1,463 recoveries

Two patients die after contracting the virus

The National

August 05, 2021

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The UAE reported 1,508 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday after an additional 167,804 tests.

The latest caseload brings the number of infections recorded since the start of the pandemic to 688,489.

Two people died of Covid-related causes in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,967.

Another 1,463 people overcame the virus, taking the number of recoveries to 665,593.

Mass testing and one of the world's fastest vaccination programmes have been integral to the UAE's handling of the pandemic.

Daily case numbers have dropped sharply in the UAE over the past few months after reaching close to 4,000 in January.

The UAE is recommending that high-risk people who have been fully vaccinated, get a booster dose three months after taking their second shot of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Updated: August 05, 2021, 11:58 AM
Coronavirus