UAE reports 822 new Covid-19 cases

Case numbers have dropped steadily in recent weeks

Al Wahda Mall security staff check the Al Hosn app of visitors at the entrance. All photos: Victor Besa / The National

The UAE has passed the 1 million mark for Covid-19 cases.

More than 184 million tests have been conducted to date.

The UAE is the 68th country to exceed 1 million infections, data shows.

Case numbers in the Emirates have declined in recent weeks after a surge in infection rates in June.

Mass screening and an extensive vaccination strategy have been key to efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

There have been more than 590 million cases across the world.

Stay-at-home measures and deep-cleaning operations were introduced in the early stages of the outbreak.

Offices and schools were closed as a precautionary measure and flights were grounded when the coronavirus first broke out in early 2020.

Authorities introduced physical distancing and made the wearing of face masks in public mandatory.

Safety measures have been gradually eased in recent months to support a return to normality.

The UAE reported 822 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday.

Another 794 people recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.

No coronavirus-related deaths were recorded.

The latest daily caseload brought the country's overall number of infections to 1,004,751, with 983,454 recoveries and 2,339 deaths.

Another 217,065 PCR tests were conducted.

More than 180.3 million tests have been carried out to date.

Infection rates have steadily declined in recent weeks, following a June surge.

On Tuesday, the UAE surpassed the one million-infection milestone, making it the 68th country to exceed that mark, figures compiled by the Worldometer data aggregation site show.

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon, chairman of the board of directors of the Frontline Heroes Office, praised the public's response to the pandemic on Friday.

"Surpassing the one million mark for positive Covid-19 cases reaffirms the UAE's future emergency preparedness network and continued social and economic prosperity," he said.

"Our people responded by acting together as one.

"As a result, the UAE consistently ranked as having one of the lowest infection and mortality rates of any country in the world, and that’s what it’s all about, protecting the health and well-being of our people."