UAE records 1,179 new Covid-19 cases

Latest daily tally is highest recorded since February 14

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  People get tested for coronavirus at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities have called upon citizens and residents to join with the efforts of health care professionals. Health workers, such as these Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, have led the way. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Healthcare workers at the emergency ward in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. The President, Sheikh Khalifa, has paid tribute to the frontline workers who helped to curb Covid-19. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Healthcare workers at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receive a patient outside the emergency department. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  A consultant physician at the emergency department in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, receives a Covid-19 patient. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  People get the laser blood test tests at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A nurse sanitises her hands after conducting a swab test at one of the UAE's screening drive-through centres in Mina Rashid, Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

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  A health worker taking the Covid-19 nasal swab test at a testing station in thet Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Nurse Renu Venugopal, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Ruth Deva Kiruba says being pregnant during a pandemic was surreal and sometimes lonely. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  EMT nurse Jephy Antony, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at the NMC Royal Hospital, DIP, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A visitor gets tested at the Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Nurse Nikhil Rajendran inside the fever clinic at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed Bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Shane Simeon Galang from Philippines, Mervat Aslan Mhgoub Mohamed from Egypt and Sowmya Kotian from India, who are nurses at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The UAE recorded 1,179 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, its highest daily tally in four months.

Another 981 people beat the virus and there were no deaths in the 24-hour reporting period.

The number of active cases now stands at 15,637.

Since the pandemic began, authorities have reported 916,247 infections and 898,305 recoveries. The overall death toll remains at 2,305.

The latest cases were identified as a result of 253,991 PCR tests.

More than 164.8 million tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic.

Case numbers have been on the rise in recent days following a sharp decline throughout much of the year.

The latest figures are the highest recorded since February 14, when 1,191 positive tests were confirmed.

Daily infection rates exceeded 3,000 in January, but had dropped below 200 in early May.