The UAE reported 66 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, after an additional 291,977 tests.
The new figures take the total number of infections recorded since the pandemic began to 741,214.
Officials said there were no deaths in the past 24 hours from Covid-19 complications, leaving the death toll at 2,144.
Another 83 people overcame the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 735,899.
New daily case numbers have been below 100 since October 21, as the rollout of vaccines and boosters continues.
To date, the UAE has administered 21,620,393 vaccine doses since December last year when the country embarked on a nationwide inoculation campaign.
Latest figures from Ncema show 99.31 per cent of the country's population has received one dose of the vaccine and 89.49 per cent is fully vaccinated.
More than 97.59 million tests have been conducted since the outbreak began at the end of January 2020, as part of the Emirates' testing and tracing strategy.
Meanwhile, the Hindu temple in Bur Dubai has restored opening hours to the levels of two years ago for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
Sindhi Guru Darbar will be open from 6am until noon and between 5pm to 9pm.
The temple shut down in March 2020 when Covid-19 safety measures resulted in the closure of religious places of worship across the country.
PROFILE OF INVYGO
Started: 2018
Founders: Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo
Based: Dubai
Sector: Transport
Size: 9 employees
Investment: $1,275,000
Investors: Class 5 Global, Equitrust, Gulf Islamic Investments, Kairos K50 and William Zeqiri
How to get there
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US tops drug cost charts
The study of 13 essential drugs showed costs in the United States were about 300 per cent higher than the global average, followed by Germany at 126 per cent and 122 per cent in the UAE.
Thailand, Kenya and Malaysia were rated as nations with the lowest costs, about 90 per cent cheaper.
In the case of insulin, diabetic patients in the US paid five and a half times the global average, while in the UAE the costs are about 50 per cent higher than the median price of branded and generic drugs.
Some of the costliest drugs worldwide include Lipitor for high cholesterol.
The study’s price index placed the US at an exorbitant 2,170 per cent higher for Lipitor than the average global price and the UAE at the eighth spot globally with costs 252 per cent higher.
High blood pressure medication Zestril was also more than 2,680 per cent higher in the US and the UAE price was 187 per cent higher than the global price.
World Cup final
Who: France v Croatia
When: Sunday, July 15, 7pm (UAE)
TV: Game will be shown live on BeIN Sports for viewers in the Mena region
