The UAE recorded 1,234 Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising its total to 135,141. A further 1,516 patients recovered as the overall tally climbed to 132,024. One patient died, moving the death toll in the Emirates to 497. The number of active cases in the country fell to 2,620, as a result of a continuing trend of recoveries exceeding new cases. The latest infections were identified after an additional 71,466 tests were conducted. The daily testing figure is a significant drop in recent screening rates across the Emirates, which have remained above 100,000 for much of the last month. Close to 13.4 million tests have been carried out since the outbreak began. The seven-day running total of coronavirus infections in the country stands at 8,907, at an average of 1,272 per day. The recovery total during the same period is markedly higher, at 11,274, representing an average daily recovery rate of 1,610. The UAE has conducted 817,392 tests during the past seven days, at an average of 116,770 each day. Seventeen people have died after contracting the virus in the same seven-day period.
