• People wait to get vaccinated at Barsha Hall in Barsha, a suburb of Dubai.
    People wait to get vaccinated at Barsha Hall in Barsha, a suburb of Dubai.
  • Irum Fatima Tapal gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at Barsha Hall in Dubai
    Irum Fatima Tapal gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at Barsha Hall in Dubai
  • Lateef Painat receives the Pfizer BioNTech shot
    Lateef Painat receives the Pfizer BioNTech shot
  • It was a busy first week at Barsha Hall, where 4,000 people can be vaccinated in a day
    It was a busy first week at Barsha Hall, where 4,000 people can be vaccinated in a day
  • Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
    Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
  • About 80 healthcare staff work at the site
    About 80 healthcare staff work at the site
  • Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall
    Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall

Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,508 cases and two deaths


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The UAE recorded 1,508 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as an encouraging drop in daily infections continued.

Case numbers have remained below 2,000 each day since April 27.

The figures are slightly above the 1,507 infections reported on Monday, which were the lowest since January 4.

The UAE has now recorded 540,646 positive tests since the outbreak began.

Another 1,477 people beat the virus as the recovery tally rose to 520,882.

The death toll stands at 1,619 following two further fatalities.

The number of active cases across the Emirates increased to 18,145 as a recent trend of new infections exceeded recoveries was extended.

Daily recoveries have not surpassed infections since April 9.

The latest cases were detected as a result of 210,362 tests.

More than 46.4 million tests have been conducted nationwide.

Mass testing, allied to an extensive vaccination campaign, remains key to the UAE's efforts to limit the spread of the virus.

More than 11 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered since an inoculation drive was launched in December.