New coronavirus infections in the United Arab Emirates are mostly from more infectious variants leading to an increase in the number of ...
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 said the increase in deaths was due to the spread of the Beta, Delta and Alpha variants.The Beta variant, first detected in South Africa, is the most dominant variant in the UAE, accounting for 39.2 per cent of cases, it said. Delta, first detected in India, accounts for 33.9 per cent of infections. Alpha, first detected in Britain, accounts for 11.3 per cent, it said on Twitter late on Sunday.
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