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Covid UAE: April records lowest new infections, deaths this year
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Medical experts credit the dip to nationwide vaccination and screening campaigns.
Even as a new Covid-19 variant, B.1.617, has plunged India into a healthcare crisis, there is a promising development registered in the UAE’s pandemic battle. April has recorded the lowest number of new infections and deaths this year across the UAE.
The approximate number of new cases so far this year gives a clear picture: January (97,700), February (87,900), March (69,900) and April (58,700). And the average daily mortality rate: January (5.6), February (13.2), March (8.7) and April (3).
Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,712 Covid-19 cases, 1,681 recoveries, 4 deaths
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More than 44.1 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Saturday reported 1,712 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,681 recoveries and 4 deaths.
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The approximate number of new cases so far this year gives a clear picture: January (97,700), February (87,900), March (69,900) and April (58,700). And the average daily mortality rate: January (5.6), February (13.2), March (8.7) and April (3).
Medical experts credited the dip in new infections and deaths to the massive nationwide vaccination and screening campaigns and provision of several vaccines for free to the masses. However, they said it’s too early to give high-fives and call victory over the dreaded disease, which returns whenever people lower their guards.
UAE Covid cases dip: Doctors hail significant achievement dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on March 14, 2021 | Last updated on March 14, 2021 at 11.00 pm
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The daily Covid-19 cases in the UAE dipped below 2,000 for the first time in more than two months on Sunday.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention reported 1,992 new cases on March 14. The last time the country had seen cases below the 2,000 mark was on January 5, when 1,967 new cases were reported.
It crossed the 3,000 mark on January 12 (3,243 cases) and almost hit 4,000 on January 27 (3,939); January 28 (3,966); and January 29 (3,962). Last week, the authorities acknowledged that the UAE saw a gradual decrease in the infection rates as vaccination peaks.