UAE records 945 new Covid-19 cases

Infection rates have steadily declined in recent weeks

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  Dr Fatimah Al Marzouqi sits with Karma Elsawir, 7, at Al Madina clinic in Ajman before the girl was immunised against Covid-19. All photos: Salam Al Amir / The National

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  Dr Al Marzouqi, who is Ajman’s primary health care director, says no serious side effects of the Sinopharm Covid-19 shot have been reported in children. She urges parents to have their young ones immunised.

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  Sidrathul Munthaha, 9, from Bangladesh, with her younger brother after they received their first shot of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.

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  Karma, who is Egyptian, expresses joy at having her first vaccine dose.

The UAE recorded 945 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, as the number of infections remained below 1,000 for the third day in a row.

Another 980 people beat the virus in the past 24 hours, while no coronavirus-related deaths were reported.

Sunday's caseload brought the country's overall tally of infections to 998,714.

There have been 977,608 recoveries and 2,337 deaths to date.

A further 191,532 PCR tests were carried out during the reporting period.

Nearly 179 million tests have been conducted since the start of the outbreak under a mass screening strategy aimed at limiting community transmission.

Case numbers have steadily declined in recent weeks following a surge in infection rates in June.

Authorities have urged the public to remain committed to Covid-19 safety measures, such as wearing masks when in indoor public settings and to follow isolation rules if infected.