UAE: May records the lowest number of Covid-19 cases this year
Ashwani Kumar/Abu Dhabi
A robust vaccination and screening drive across the country has kept the cases in check.
The month of May has seen the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in the UAE.
The caseload and the average daily mortality rate have been steadily declining since the start of the year.
Medical experts attribute this bending of the curve to the robust vaccination and screening drives held across the country.
An approximate data on the Covid-19 cases will show the surge and drop in numbers: December (38,900), January (95,700), February (87,900), March (69,900), April (58,700) and May (50,500). The average daily mortality rate is as follows: January (5.6), February (13.2), March (8.7), April (3) and May (3).
UAE Covid: Deaths, critical cases decrease significantly
Sahim Salim and SM Ayaz Zakir/Dubai Filed on April 29, 2021
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The UAE’s mortality rate from the virus is 0.3 per cent which is much below the global average of 2.1 per cent.
With close to four million UAE residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the country is registering a massive decline in deaths and critical cases caused by the virus.
The UAE’s mortality rate from the virus is 0.3 per cent which is much below the global average of 2.1 per cent.
In April so far, the UAE has, on average, reported under three deaths daily. This is a significant dip from the average 13 daily deaths reported in February; and nine in March.
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