By Joanne Serrieh

DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday confirmed 490 new cases over the past 24 hours after testing 30,000 people, according to the health ministry.

The ministry also announced three new deaths, raising the country’s death toll to 46. Meanwhile, 1,443 people out of a confirmed 7,755 cases have recovered so far.

The UAE has seen a steady increase in daily cases as the country ramps up its testing efforts across the nation.

The country aims to cover all citizens and residents in the country, according to Bloomberg.

The country performed 25,795 tests and confirmed 484 new infections till Monday, Farida Al-Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector, said on TV on Monday.

The UAE has imposed movement restrictions across its emirates and has shut malls, limited restaurants to delivery only and halted the majority of its flights. -- Al Arabiya English