UAE reports 782 new Covid-19 cases

More than 2,000 people recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours

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  Visitors take photos from At The Top, Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Staff of Hafiz Mustafa in facemasks at their shop in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Babki sanitises the railing at the Ice Rink in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Skating shoes are sanitised at the Ice Rink in Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  A staff with the parrots at Dubai Mall’s Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  A staff holds a thermometer at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  A woman skates at Dubai Mall’s Ice Rink. Reem Mohammed /The National

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  Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  General view the safety rules at Times Square Centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Green planet biologist Sara Stevens with an Umbrella Cockatoo at The Green Planet. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Green planet biologist Peter Njoroge holds a Blue tongued skink. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  The Green Planet has opened with Covid-19 measures in place. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A person wearing protective face mask during the hot and humid weather in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Dubai’s skyline seen from At The Top, Burj Khalifa. Reem Mohammed / The National

The UAE recorded 782 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the overall tally of infections to 877,406.

One person died after contracting the coronavirus in the 24-hour reporting period, taking the death toll to 2,299.

Another 2,096 people beat the virus as the recovery total climbed to 827,067.

The number of active cases fell once again, to 48,040, thanks to the continued trend of recoveries exceeding new infections.

The latest infections were identified following a further 474,340 PCR tests.

More than 136 million tests have been conducted to date as part of a comprehensive screening strategy.

Mass screening of the public, allied to a nationwide vaccination campaign, remains central to the country's pandemic recovery strategy.

More than 24 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to the public to date, with about 95.6 per cent of the population now fully vaccinated.

It is the second day in a row that daily infections have increased, but they are still well below last month's case numbers, which topped 3,000 on several occasions.