People waiting for their turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
People waiting for their turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
People arrive at the vaccination centre to receive shots of either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech.
People arrive at the vaccination centre to receive shots of either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech.
Rashid Al Shamsi after getting his Covid-19 vaccine shot at the centre.
Rashid Al Shamsi after getting his Covid-19 vaccine shot at the centre.
People in Ajman have responded to government calls to support the nationwide vaccination drive.
People in Ajman have responded to government calls to support the nationwide vaccination drive.
A man receives the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social & Cultural Development centre.
A man receives the Covid-19 vaccine at the Ajman Society of Social & Cultural Development centre.
Numbers of Emiratis getting vaccinated at the Ajman centre have increased significantly in recent months.
Numbers of Emiratis getting vaccinated at the Ajman centre have increased significantly in recent months.
Muna Saqr Al Matrooshi, general director of Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development, has welcomed the rise in Emiratis being vaccinated at the centre.
Muna Saqr Al Matrooshi, general director of Ajman Society of Social and Cultural Development, has welcomed the rise in Emiratis being vaccinated at the centre.

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Coronavirus: More than 90 per cent of UAE's population fully vaccinated

Officials say 70 new cases were detected from 323,348 PCR tests in the 24-hour reporting period

The National

November 23, 2021

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The UAE announced 70 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday.

These cases pushed the number of infections since the pandemic began to 741,570.

There were 86 recoveries, bringing the tally of patients who have beaten the coronavirus to 736,333.

No deaths were reported overnight for the eighth day in a row. The death toll remains 2,144.

The latest cases were identified from 323,348 PCR tests. More than 99 million tests have been carried out, since the first case was reported on January 29, 2020.

More than 21.7 million vaccine doses have been administered since the Emirates introduced a nationwide vaccination campaign in December last year.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management said 36,559 doses of vaccines were administered in the past 24 hours.

As of Tuesday, 99.82 per cent of the population had received at least one dose of the vaccine while 90.02 per cent is fully vaccinated.

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