The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has reported 985 new Covid-19 infections on September 1.
The new cases were detected, following 259,569 tests conducted across the country to screen for the virus.
The health ministry also announced 1,526 recoveries in the past 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 706,644.
Two additional deaths due to Covid-19-related complications were reported as well, increasing the death toll to 2,043.
The total number of recorded cases in the UAE stands at 719,355.