By Tommy Hilton

DUBAI -- Qatar reported 1,103 new cases of coronavirus in the country on Monday, a similar rise to the previous day's 1,189 cases, according to the Ministry of Health on Twitter.

The total number of infections in the country is now 23,263, with 20,679 active cases.

The ministry reported no new deaths during the last 24 hours, meaning the death toll remains at 14.

A further 3,275 people had recovered from the virus, it added.

Qatar has experienced a rise of around 1,100 new daily cases for several days in a row.

On Sunday, 1,189 new cases were recorded, similar to the 1,130 and 1,311 the two previous days, which pushed the total over 20,000.

The announcement comes on the same day the United Arab Emirates reported a spike of over 700 new cases, compared to around the recent normal of around 500 new daily cases. -- Al Arabiya English