Coronavirus: UAE's daily case tally falls below 1,000 for first time since December 27

Another 1,675 people have recovered in the past 24 hours

Dubai schools will end all distance learning on October 3 - ensuring pupils will return to classrooms across the city. Shruti Jain / The National

At the end of the summer term 2021, just 52% of pupils were in classrooms, with the remainder studying from home. Victor Besa / The National

This autumn term, no pupils are required to be vaccinated to return to school and no regular testing is mandatory, the city's education regulator KHDA said. Victor Besa / The National

Under the new KDHA rules for the autumn term of 2021, social distancing of one metre is recommended, but not mandated. Shruti Jain / The National

Eligible school staff who do not wish to have the vaccine must submit a negative PCR test each week, said the KHDA. Victor Besa / The National

Officials said 96% of Dubai's private school teachers were now vaccinated, and that 70% of children aged 12 to 17 had received coronavirus shots. Pawan Singh / The National

After-hours extra-curricular classes can now restart. Pawan Singh / The National

Swimming and sports classes can restart. Pawan Singh / The National

School trips, excursions and camps will now be allowed. Courtesy: GEMS

The UAE reported 990 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the first time the daily tally has dipped below 1,000 since December 27.

Active cases stand at 15,144.

Officials said 1,675 people recovered in the past 24 hours and two died from complications.

The country has recorded 711,428 cases, 694,260 recoveries and 2,026 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the Emirates on January 29 last year.

Widespread testing and tracing, stringent safety measures and a high vaccination rate have helped to bring down daily infections.

Cases have been falling in recent weeks as the UAE uses mass testing and one of the world's fastest inoculation drives to curb the spread of the virus.

63,890 doses of the vaccine were given in the last 24 hours.

84.9 per cent have so far received one dose and 74.54 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated.

Another 325,118 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours. A total of 72,525,123 tests have been carried out since the beginning of the outbreak.