UAE reports highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases in four months

The UAE has recorded 1,085 new COVID-19 cases – marking the highest daily toll of new infections since February, state news agency WAM reported on Friday.

It marks the second day running that cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark – a figure which has not been recorded in four months.

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WAM also reported 876 new recoveries, No new deaths have been reported.

To date, the UAE has recorded 915,068 cases of COVID-19, 897,324 recoveries, and 2,305 deaths.

In recent weeks both the UAE and Saudi Arabia have reported a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

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Earlier this month, the UAE earlier announced it had achieved a 100 percent vaccination of all targeted categories.

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