UAE reports new record daily COVID-19 cases with 3,407 infections

UAE reports new record daily COVID-19 cases with 3,407 infections
The UAE is vaccinating over 180,000 people a day, in line with plans to inoculate more than half of its population. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 15 January 2021
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UAE reports new record daily COVID-19 cases with 3,407 infections

UAE reports new record daily COVID-19 cases with 3,407 infections

DUBAI: The UAE posted a new record for daily coronavirus cases with 3,407 positive results reported on Thursday.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention also announced seven new deaths due to COVID-19 complications, state news agency WAM reported.

The country’s caseload is now at 246,376 cases and 733 fatalities, the ministry added.

Health officials also noted that an additional 3,168 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 218,988.

The UAE is implementing a widescale COVID-19 vaccination program has provided 1,527,833 doses so far, for a rate of vaccine distribution of 15.45 doses per 100 people.