Dubai Economy issued 11 fines and 2 warnings to businesses Kuwait records 548 new cases and 3 deaths 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. Oman’s health ministry said the total number of cases had reached 105,890 and the death toll stands at 1,038.