Coronavirus: UAE records 534 new cases

Another 649 people recovered over a 24-hour period

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  Signs remind people to wear a mask at the Swiss International Scientific School, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Face masks must be worn in closed spaces and on buses for trips. Ruel Pableo /The National

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  Private and public pupils returned to school on Monday, August 29. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Schools are allowed some flexibility in their calendar, as long as they complete a certain number of days in the year. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Covid-19 cleaning at Swiss International School in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/ The National

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  Pupils at AlDanah School by ALDAR, one of the many charter schools in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The UAE reported 534 new coronavirus cases and 649 recoveries on Sunday.

Officials said no one died in the past 24 hours from complications.

The country has recorded 1,013,865 cases, 992,665 recoveries and 2,341 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the Emirates on January 29, 2020.

Widespread testing and tracing, stringent safety measures and a high vaccination rate have been credited for bringing down daily infections.

Cases have dropped since reaching close to 4,000 a day in January.

An additional 217,582 tests were conducted over the 24-hour period, bringing the total number carried out since the beginning of the outbreak to more than 183 million.