UAE records 74 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

Another 93 people recovered from the virus in latest 24-hour reporting period

People get tested for coronavirus at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities have called upon citizens and residents to join with the efforts of health care professionals. Health workers, such as these Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, have led the way. Reem Mohammed / The National

Healthcare workers at the emergency ward in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. The President, Sheikh Khalifa, has paid tribute to the frontline workers who helped to curb Covid-19. Reem Mohammed / The National

Healthcare workers at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receive a patient outside the emergency department. Reem Mohammed / The National

A consultant physician at the emergency department in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, receives a Covid-19 patient. Reem Mohammed / The National

People get the laser blood test tests at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A nurse sanitises her hands after conducting a swab test at one of the UAE's screening drive-through centres in Mina Rashid, Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

A health worker taking the Covid-19 nasal swab test at a testing station in thet Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Nurse Renu Venugopal, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Ruth Deva Kiruba says being pregnant during a pandemic was surreal and sometimes lonely. Chris Whiteoak / The National

EMT nurse Jephy Antony, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at the NMC Royal Hospital, DIP, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A visitor gets tested at the Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. Reem Mohammed / The National

Nurse Nikhil Rajendran inside the fever clinic at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed Bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Shane Simeon Galang from Philippines, Mervat Aslan Mhgoub Mohamed from Egypt and Sowmya Kotian from India, who are nurses at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The UAE reported 74 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday and, for the second day in a row, no deaths.

The latest infections brought the country's overall tally to 741,148.

A further 93 people overcame the virus as the number of recoveries rose to 735,816.

The death toll remains at 2,144.

Case numbers remained below 100 on another day of large-scale screening, with 337,742 tests conducted.

Close to 97.6 million PCR tests have been carried out to date.

Case numbers have declined sharply in recent months, having peaked at close to 4,000 in February.

Death rates have also dropped significantly in another encouraging sign of the UAE's recovery from the pandemic.

There were no deaths recorded among those infected with the coronavirus on 10 of the 17 days this month.

A mass screening strategy and a comprehensive vaccination drive are cited as key factors in the UAE's campaign to limit the spread of the virus.

More than 99.2 per cent of the population have received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while close to 90 per cent are fully vaccinated.