DUBAI: The UAE on Tuesday recorded a spike of 1,315 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths.
It is the Emirates’ highest number of daily cases since the pandemic started, surpassing the 1,231 cases announced on Oct. 3.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the total number of cases since the pandemic began had reached 108,608, while the death toll rose to 448.
The ministry also said 1,452 cases recovered from COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 100,007.
The initial outbreak in the UAE peaked in May before dying down in the summer amid a strict lockdown. But cases surged again in late August with more than 1,000 new cases being recorded almost every day so far in October.
Dubai Economy issued fines to 11 businesses and two warnings to shops for not adhering to anti-COVID-19 measures.
Elsewhere, Kuwait recorded 548 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 111,116. The death toll reached 658 after three new fatalities were registered.
تعلن #وزارة_الصحة عن تأكيد إصابة 844 حالة جديدة، وتسجيل 706 حالة شفاء، و 8 حالات وفاة جديدة بـ #فيروس_كورونا_المستجدّ COVID-19 ، ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات 112,737 حالة pic.twitter.com/xjFXOyDrXN
— وزارة الصحة - الكويت (@KUWAIT_MOH) October 13, 2020
Oman’s health ministry said the total number of cases had reached 105,890 and the death toll stands at 1,038.
#Statement No. 204
October 13, 2020 pic.twitter.com/eVErmAvPPf— وزارة الصحة - عُمان (@OmaniMOH) October 13, 2020
