UAE Reports Over 1,000 Cases for First Time Since August

  • 1,002 new cases reported on Dec. 23, up from 665 a day earlier
  • The UAE had reported its first omicron case earlier this month
A visitor wears a 'Love Dubai' hat at Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
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The United Arab Emirates reported more than 1,000 new Covid-19 infections for the first time since late August, a steep increase from the start of the month when daily cases had fallen to below 50.

The Gulf nation recorded 1,002 new infections on Thursday, up from 665 a day earlier. The surge comes weeks after the UAE reported its first instance of the highly transmissible omicron variant.