• Covid-19 safety measures are in place at Times Square Centre in Dubai. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Covid-19 safety measures are in place at Times Square Centre in Dubai. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A security guard monitors visitors' temperatures at Times Square Centre in Dubai
    A security guard monitors visitors' temperatures at Times Square Centre in Dubai
  • Visitors to the shopping mall are asked to obey social distancing rules
    Visitors to the shopping mall are asked to obey social distancing rules
  • A member of staff sports a face mask as he cleans at the Al Quoz venue
    A member of staff sports a face mask as he cleans at the Al Quoz venue
  • Hand sanitiser units are positioned in the shopping mall
    Hand sanitiser units are positioned in the shopping mall
  • A security guard wearing a mask looks over Times Square Centre, off Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai
    A security guard wearing a mask looks over Times Square Centre, off Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai
  • Safety signs are on display all over the mall
    Safety signs are on display all over the mall
  • A member of staff cleans at Times Square Centre in Dubai
    A member of staff cleans at Times Square Centre in Dubai
  • Masks on sale in Satwa, Dubai.
    Masks on sale in Satwa, Dubai.
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    A man gets his delivery ready in Satwa, Dubai
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    A cyclist wears a face mask in Satwa
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    Two traders wear face masks at their stall in Satwa

Coronavirus: UAE reports lowest number of new cases this year


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The UAE on Friday reported its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases this year, with 1,215 infections.

Before this, the lowest cases were reported on May 17, when 1,229 people were infected, followed by 1,251 infections on May 16.

Daily infections have stayed below 1,300 for three days in a row.

The figures on Friday were released after 277,855 PCR tests were carried out in the past 24 hours. So far, more than 69.3 million tests have been conducted in the country since the beginning of the outbreak.

The daily caseload brings the total number of infections to 699,381.

Total deaths reached 1,994 after two patients died overnight.

Another 1,390 people beat the virus and total recoveries reached 676,956.

There are 20,431 active cases in the country.

More than 17.2 million vaccines have been administered since the UAE embarked on a nationwide vaccination campaign in December 2020.

On Thursday, authorities said 81.67 per cent of the UAE population had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, while 72.68 per cent are fully vaccinated.

Globally, more than 205.2 million people are known to have been infected and 4,506,583 ​have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Updated: August 13, 2021, 10:58 AM