Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,631 new Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths

The number of active cases across the country currently stands at 17,824

People get tested for coronavirus at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities have called upon citizens and residents to join with the efforts of health care professionals. Health workers, such as these Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, have led the way. Reem Mohammed / The National

Healthcare workers at the emergency ward in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. The President, Sheikh Khalifa, has paid tribute to the frontline workers who helped to curb Covid-19. Reem Mohammed / The National

Healthcare workers at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receive a patient outside the emergency department. Reem Mohammed / The National

A consultant physician at the emergency department in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, receives a Covid-19 patient. Reem Mohammed / The National

People get the laser blood test tests at the Mina Rashid screening centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A nurse sanitises her hands after conducting a swab test at one of the UAE's screening drive-through centres in Mina Rashid, Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

A health worker taking the Covid-19 nasal swab test at a testing station in thet Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Nurse Renu Venugopal, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Ruth Deva Kiruba says being pregnant during a pandemic was surreal and sometimes lonely. Chris Whiteoak / The National

EMT nurse Jephy Antony, who contracted Covid-19, recovered and continued to treat patients at the NMC Royal Hospital, DIP, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A visitor gets tested at the Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. Reem Mohammed / The National

Nurse Nikhil Rajendran inside the fever clinic at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed Bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Shane Simeon Galang from Philippines, Mervat Aslan Mhgoub Mohamed from Egypt and Sowmya Kotian from India, who are nurses at the Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The UAE reported another 2,631 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, after 184,981 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours.

Recoveries exceeded new infections as 3,589 people were cleared of the virus.

Fifteen patients died of as a result of related complications, increasing the total death toll to 1,001.

On Friday, the UAE reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 deaths to date, with 18 patients succumbing to the virus.

Since the pandemic began, the UAE has recorded a total of 345,605 cases of coronavirus and 326,780 recoveries.

On Friday, it was announced that the Emirates administered more Covid-19 vaccine doses for every 100 people than any other nation in the past week.

According to statistics from scientific online production Our World in Data, the UAE carried out a daily average of 1.62 doses of vaccine per 100 people from February 4 to February 10.

The figure placed it ahead of Israel, which previously took the top spot for the most number of vaccinations conducted over seven days.

The head of the World Health Organisation said a drop in coronavirus around the world is encouraging.

However, he cautioned against relaxing restrictions that have helped curb the spread of the coronavirus.

"These declines appear to be due to countries implementing public health measures more stringently," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“We should all be encouraged, but complacency is as dangerous as the virus itself," he said.

Globally, there have been 107 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 2.3 million deaths.