Coronavirus: UAE announces 561 new cases and 121 recoveries

Overall, 13,599 people have tested positive in the UAE and 2,664 have recovered

A nurse conducts a nasal swab test on a UAE government employee. Victor Besa / The National.

The UAE on Saturday announced 561 new Covid-19 cases, plus a further 121 recoveries and eight deaths.

The overall number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus is 13,599, with a total of 2,664 recoveries and 119 fatalities.

On average, 29,000 people were tested each day and the figure was 36,000 on Saturday, officials announced.

Of those recently diagnosed with Covid-19, 22 are people with determination.

Speaker at a briefing on Saturday, Professor Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, spokesman for the country's advanced sciences sector, said that smokers and people with obesity were at higher risk.

Those heart conditions, asthma and high blood pressure must also be cautious.

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  A man uses his Emirates ID card to register before taking the test at Seha’s Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. All photos: Reem Mohammed / The National

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  A vehicle enters the Covid-19 drive-through testing centre.

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  A nurse checks the temperature of a visitor at the drive-through testing centre.

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  A visitor is tested at the Ras Al Khaimah centre.

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  A motorist is tested at Seha’s drive-through centre in Ras Al Khaimah .

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  A medic at the drive-through testing centre.

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  Staff work at Seha’s Covid-19 drive-through testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.

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  Staff outside the testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.

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  Motorists can be tested at the centre without leaving their cars.

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  A motorist prepares to enter the testing centre.