DUBAI: The UAE on Sunday recorded 1,111 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the total number of cases since the pandemic began has reached 142,143, with the death toll stood at 514.
The ministry added that 683 people recovered over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 138,291.
Meanwhile, a joint study between Dubai Economy and Visa expected the UAE’S e-commerce sector to be “on the verge of distinct levels of continuous growth during the coming period, coinciding with the increasing demand among consumers for electronic payment options, and the awareness of merchants of the need to enhance their electronic presence during the coronavirus pandemic.”
The study said that continuous growth in the UAE’s e-commerce sector, supported by a boom in digital payments, showed that 49 percent of the survey’s respondents said they had been doing more online shopping since the pandemic started.
It also said that the UAE would see more growth in the e-commerce sector and an increase in digital payments as changes in government policies, entrepreneurship and consumer behavior were expected to continue.
“The multi-party approach and strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors represent a fundamental pillar in supporting companies and accelerating the growth of e-commerce in the UAE,” Dubai’s economic authority said on Twitter.
Elsewhere in the region, Kuwait recorded 538 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 131,743. The death toll reached 811 after three new fatalities were registered.

تعلن #وزارة_الصحة⁩ عن تأكيد إصابة 538 حالة جديدة، وتسجيل 687 حالة شفاء، و 3 حالات وفاة جديدة بـ ⁧#فيروس_كورونا_المستجدّ⁩ COVID-19 ، ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات 131,743 حالة pic.twitter.com/7JDnmGMAFP

— وزارة الصحة - الكويت (@KUWAIT_MOH) November 8, 2020

Oman’s Health Ministry said its total number of cases had reached 118,140 and the death toll was 1,301.

#Statement No. 221
November 8, 2020 pic.twitter.com/skAQr77bcw

— وزارة الصحة - عُمان (@OmaniMOH) November 8, 2020

In Bahrain, 192 new infected cases were confirmed, and the death toll stands at 329 after no deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours.

Out of 9832 COVID-19 tests carried out on 8 November 2020, 192 new cases have been detected among 86 expatriate workers, 103 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 3 are travel related. There were 237 recoveries from #COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 81000 pic.twitter.com/6mjUqOkGqk

— وزارة الصحة | مملكة البحرين (@MOH_Bahrain) November 8, 2020