Another 502 cases of coronavirus were reported in the UAE on Thursday, after 33,000 tests were conducted.
The infections bring the country's total to 16,240. Authorities said 213 patients had recovered, adding up to 3,572 recoveries.
They announced that eight people had died of the virus in the UAE, taking the death toll to 165 since the outbreak.
The new figures add up to 12,503 live Covid-19 cases in the Emirates.
The UAE has conducted more than 1.3 million coronavirus tests since January. These were carried out in hospitals, specialist health clinics and the 14 drive-through testing centres that were built across the country.
On Wednesday, Amna Al Dhahak, spokeswoman for the government, said the country’s average daily recovery rate had increased to 155 a day since the start of May, up from 100.
Despite this, Ms Al Dhahak said “we cannot underestimate the consequences of this disease”.
