UAE reports lowest Covid-19 daily death toll since January as active cases drop to three-month low

Recoveries exceeded new infections for 13th day in a row

Families walk in Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi private school staff wait to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as part of a drive organised by Adek. Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

A man receives a dose of a vaccine against Covid-19 at St Paul’s Church in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A coronavirus vaccine shipment is unloaded from an Emirates aircraft at Dubai International Airport on February 1. The airline is part of the Vaccine Logistics Alliance, which also includes logistics giant DP World. AFP

A panel indicates the way to a Covid-19 vaccination centre set up at Dubai International Financial Centre. AFP

A woman waits for her turn at a vaccination centre at Dubai International Financial Centre. AFP

A man is registered before receiving a dose of vaccine at a centre in Dubai International Financial Centre. AFP

A health worker checks a man's temperature before he receives a dose of vaccine. AFP

A commuter wears a face mask while travelling on the Dubai Metro. AP

The UAE reported its lowest daily death toll for more than a month as the number of active cases fell below 8,000 for the first time since November.

A further 3,005 infections were confirmed, bringing the total to 375,535.

An additional 3,515 patients were given the all-clear, as the recovery tally climbed to 366,567.

Five people died, raising the number of fatalities across the Emirates to 1,145.

It is the smallest rise in the number of deaths of Covid-19 patients since January 21, when four people died.

The number of active cases dropped to 7,823 after recoveries exceeded new infections for the thirteenth day running.

It is the lowest tally of current infections since 7,624 were reported on November 17.

The latest cases were detected as a result of 175,284 more tests.

More than 29.6 million tests have been conducted since the outbreak began.

On Tuesday, authorities said another 110,471 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were administered in the preceding 24 hours. It raised the total number of doses administered to 5.67m with a rate of vaccine distribution of 57.31 doses per 100 people.