• People waiting for their turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
    People waiting for their turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
  • People arrive at the vaccination centre to receive shots of either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech.
    People arrive at the vaccination centre to receive shots of either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech.
  • Rashid Al Shamsi after getting his Covid-19 vaccine shot at the centre.
    Rashid Al Shamsi after getting his Covid-19 vaccine shot at the centre.
  • People in Ajman have responded to government calls to support the nationwide vaccination drive.
    People in Ajman have responded to government calls to support the nationwide vaccination drive.
  • People getting the Covid 19 vaccine shot at the Ajman Society of Social & Cultural Development in Ajman on 23 September, 2021. More Emiratis in Ajman are taking the covid-19 vaccine and booster shots. Pawan Singh/The National. Story by Salam
    People getting the Covid 19 vaccine shot at the Ajman Society of Social & Cultural Development in Ajman on 23 September, 2021. More Emiratis in Ajman are taking the covid-19 vaccine and booster shots. Pawan Singh/The National. Story by Salam
  • Numbers of Emiratis getting vaccinated at the Ajman centre have increased significantly in recent months.
    Numbers of Emiratis getting vaccinated at the Ajman centre have increased significantly in recent months.
  • Muna Saqr Al Matrooshi, general director of Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development, has welcomed the rise in Emiratis being vaccinated at the centre.
    Muna Saqr Al Matrooshi, general director of Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development, has welcomed the rise in Emiratis being vaccinated at the centre.

Coronavirus

UAE records 92 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

A further 71 people recovered from the virus in latest reporting period

The National

December 13, 2021

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The UAE reported 92 coronavirus cases on Monday, after an additional 245,159 tests were carried out.

Officials said no one died from the virus in the 24-hour reporting period.

The Emirates has recorded 742,894 infections and 2,151 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected on January 29 last year.

Another 71 people overcame the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 737,967.

While infections have risen slightly in recent days, daily cases have remained below 100 since October 21.

The country's extensive testing campaign and vaccination drive have been cited as key to controlling the spread of infection.

More than 104 million PCR tests have been carried out to date and more than 22.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in the past year.

According to official data, 100 per cent of the eligible population has received one dose of the vaccine, while more than 91 per cent is fully vaccinated.

Updated: December 13, 2021, 10:34 AM
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