The UAE confirmed a record number of Covid-19 infections for a 14th consecutive day on Monday.
An additional 3,591 daily cases were announced, raising the country's tally since the pandemic began to 281,546.
A further 3,820 patients overcame the virus as the recovery total rose to 255,304.
Six patients died, increasing the death toll to 798.
The latest cases were detected as a result of 140,477 daily tests.
Close to 24.7 million tests have been carried out to date.
The number of active cases in the Emirates fell to 25,444 after daily recoveries exceeded new cases for the sixth day running.
Infection rates have risen sharply in recent weeks after hovering around the 1,200-1,300 range for much of December.
The UAE's daily caseload has remained above 3,500 for the past six days and has not fallen below 3,000 since January 11.
Since the start of 2021, 73,724 infections have been registered in the country at an average of 2,948 each day.
Authorities have bolstered Covid-19 regulations in a bid to slow the rise in cases.
The number of people allowed to sit together at the same table in Dubai restaurants has been reduced from 10 to seven and only four people will be allowed to sit together in cafes.
The new measures, by the emirate's Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management, were included in a number of changes issued late on Friday.
The minimum distance between tables has also increased from two to three metres.
A nationwide vaccination drive was launched last month with the aim of inoculating half of the population by the end of March.
On Monday, officials said a further 83,302 doses of vaccine had been administered over the past 24 hours.
This took the overall number of doses given to the public to 2.57 million, representing a distribution rate of 26 per 100 people.
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SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
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