RIYADH: The UAE on Monday had another record number of coronavirus cases for a 14th consecutive day, with new 3,591 infections reported by health authorities.
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) said the total number of cases in the country has reached 281,546, while the death toll stands at 798 after six new deaths were reported.
The ministry said that 3,820 patients have recovered from the virus in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 255,304.
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid appointed Awad Saghir Al-Ketbi as the new director general of the Dubai Health Authority. Al-Ketbi replaces Humaid Al-Qutami, according to a statement on WAM.