Coronavirus: UAE daily infections drop to 3,647 as total cases cross 300,000 mark

Healthcare workers at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi. In May of 2021, the emergency ward was dedicated to treating Covid-19 patients. Reem Mohammed / The National

Nurse Seema Mary Rajan had Covid-19 and now suffers ongoing breathing problems and joint pain. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A nurse in a general ward of a field hospital in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi on May 13, 2021. Antonie Robertson / The National

Helena Stevens, senior director of nursing at Zulekha Hospital. Antonie Robertson / The National

Nurse Jewel Tangullig checks documentation prior to a patient assessment. Antonie Robertson / The National

A nurse conducts a nasal swab test on a UAE government employee. Victor Besa / The National.

Nurse Jessica Bonacua is one of 80,000 frontline workers included in Frontline Hero Worker's registry by UAE government. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Doctors and UAE residents get the Covid-19 vaccine at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi. Nurse JM Castro co-ordinates with the 6th floor to replenish the vaccines at the clinic, which are temperature sensitive.Victor Besa / The National

Nurses smile for the camera while practicing physical distancing at a Covid-19 testing centre. Victor Besa / The National

The UAE recorded 3,647 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, a decrease in daily figures from Friday.

Health authorities said 300,661 people have been infected with the virus since the first case was reported on January 29 last year.

Saturday's figure was down by 315 from Friday's total of 3,962 new cases.

The number of new cases had surged in January after the winter holidays.

Another 2,770 patients were cleared of the virus, taking total recoveries to 272,769.

The new cases were identified after 183,952 additional tests were carried out in the past 24 hours.

So far, more than 25.5 million tests have been conducted in the Emirates.

Another 12 patients died, taking the death toll to 838.

There are 27,054 active cases in the country.

Average daily cases in the first week of January were 1,986 but, over the past seven days, average daily infections rose to 3,685.

At least 91 per cent of all cases reported in the country have ended in recovery, while less than 0.3 per cent ended in death.