UAE records 861 new Covid-19 cases

Daily figures declined steadily since a surge of infections in June

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

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

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

A visitor is tested at the Ras Al Khaimah centre.

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

A medic at the drive-through testing centre.

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

Staff outside the testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.

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

A motorist prepares to enter the testing centre.

The UAE reported 861 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday after an additional 240,811 tests were carried out.

This brings the country's overall tally of infections since the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020 to 1,002,306.

One person died as a result of the virus, taking the death toll to 2,339.

Another 887 people beat the virus, as total recoveries rose to 981,065.

More than 179 million PCR tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic.

Covid-19 cases passed the one million milestone on Tuesday, the making the UAE the 68th country to exceed that figure, the Worldometer data aggregation site says.

Daily figures declined steadily throughout last month and into this month after a surge of infections in June.

The authorities have urged the public to remain committed to Covid-19 safety measures, such as wearing masks indoors and following isolation rules if infected.

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