The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 1,958 new cases of COVID-19 in the country on Saturday.
Another 1,545 people have recovered, taking the overall recovery tally to 478,063 with 214,765 tests conducted over the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, three more patients have died, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,550.
A total of 495,224 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 15,611 are currently active.
Dubai Mallathon passes 100,000 participants in second edition
More than 100,000 people have taken part in the second edition of Dubai Mallathon, collectively recording over 220 million steps since the community fitness initiative began in June.
UAE issues rainfall alert in several areas from Saturday afternoon
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued an alert of potential light to heavy rainfall in some parts of the UAE starting from Saturday afternoon.
Abu Dhabi reopens parks, beaches after weather improvement
Abu Dhabi City Municipality has announced the reopening of its parks, beaches, and recreational facilities early on Saturday.
UAE, seven nations urge immediate halt to Israel's E1 settlement plan
Foreign ministers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt have strongly condemned Israel’s continued illegal settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.
