The UAE reported 3,471 more cases of Covid-19 on Monday – the largest amount of daily infections recorded to date for the seventh consecutive day.
The new cases raised the total number of infections to 256,732.
Another 2,990 patients were cleared of Covid-19, raising the recovery tally to 228,364.
Health authorities announced that six people died of related complications, increasing the death toll to 751.
Active cases increased to 27,617, after new infections exceeded recoveries for the 11th consecutive day.
Case numbers surpassed 2,000 for the first time on January 6 and have remained above 3,000 since January 12.
Officials have reported 48,910 Covid-19 cases so far this month, at an average of 2,717 per day.
Monday's cases were identified after another 142,388 tests were carried out. More than 23.5 million DPI and PCR tests have been conducted across the Emirates since the outbreak.
A nationwide vaccination campaign is under way with 88,743 doses administered since Sunday. More than 1.97m doses have been administered across the country to date. That is the equivalent of 19.93 doses per 100 people.
On Sunday, health authorities lowered the minimum age requirement for vaccination from 18 to 16. A statement by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority did not specify which vaccine the new minimum age applied to.
Two vaccinations are available in the UAE. The Sinopharm vaccine was approved for nationwide use on December 9, while the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine began to be administered in Dubai two weeks later. Both are free and the vaccination campaigns are voluntary.
On Monday, authorities said UAE government employees who were not vaccinated against Covid-19 would have to undergo a PCR test every week.
The rule, which requires the employees to pay for their own tests, is part of government efforts to limit the spread of the virus, preserve the health of employees and keep workplaces safe.
A similar rule is in place in Sharjah, where unvaccinated employees at private schools were told they must undergo PCR testing every two weeks.
