The UAE reported another 3,093 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday – one of the biggest days of testing to date.
The cases were identified after another 192,241 tests were carried out.
Recoveries exceeded new infections for an eighth consecutive day as 4,678 people were cleared of the virus.
This dropped active cases to below 20,000 for the first time since December 11 with 19,815 people currently with a coronavirus diagnosis.
Health authorities said seven patients died of related complications, raising the country's toll to 921.
The UAE has recorded 326,495 total cases of coronavirus and 305,759 recoveries since the pandemic began. Almost 27 million DPI and PCR tests have been conducted.
Though recovery rates have improved, the daily death toll has risen in recent weeks with more than 100 deaths recorded over the past 10 days.
This followed a spike in cases from just under 1,000 in late December to nearly 4,000 last week. Cases have since dropped to around 3,200.
A nationwide vaccination drive is part of the country's efforts to lower infection and death rates with more than 4.3m vaccines doses administered to date.
On Sunday, authorities said 112,521 doses were administered over the past 24 hours, raising the rate of vaccination to 43.62 doses per 100 people.
The goal is to have at least 50 per cent of the population inoculated by the end of March.
At the weekend, authorities ordered vaccination centres to prioritise the elderly and people with chronic illnesses for the next four to six weeks.
Anyone scheduled for their second dose over this period will still be vaccinated. But anyone who has booked their first dose over that time will have their appointment rescheduled until after the prioritisation period.
Authorities across the Emirates are also tightening restrictions on specific activities to decrease infection rates.
Cinemas closed in Abu Dhabi and malls have been limited to 40 per cent of their total customer capacity. Gyms are limited to 50 per cent, while restaurants and coffee shops must admit no more than 60 per cent of their capacity.
The Abu Dhabi government imposed a 30 per cent capacity cap for public sector staff in offices, including those working in semi-government companies. Employees are instead being encouraged to work from home.
Last week, Dubai imposed a series of restrictions on the hospitality and retail industry, including shutting some pubs and bars, cancelling live events and prohibiting brunches.
