DUBAI — New coronavirus infections in the United Arab Emirates are mostly from more infectious variants leading to an increase in the number of virus-linked deaths, a federal authority has said.
The Gulf Arab state, with a population of about 9 million, has had one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns.
However, cases have risen over the past month to more than 2,000 new infections a day, though that is still below a peak in February.
On Saturday, the UAE recorded 10 deaths, its highest single daily toll since March, according to the Reuters COVID-19 tracker.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said the incre…
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