The UAE announced 412 new cases of Covid-19, with 81 people having recovered, adding to the 852 people who have beaten the infection.
These new figures bring the UAE's total number of patients to 4,933, with three fatalities taking the death toll to 28.
The new cases were discovered after 32,000 coronavirus tests were carried out across the country.
The UAE has now conducted 632,000 tests since the virus emerged.
Its Ministry of Health and Prevention expressed its condolences to the families of the three Asian people who died.
The UAE significantly boosted its testing capacity after it opened 14 drive-through screening centres across the country this week.
The centres were built in 10 days by Seha, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, with Ambulatory Healthcare Services.
They will help to identify undiagnosed cases and reduce the risk of new infections, with each capable of testing between 500 and 600 people a day.
Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE health sector, said an increase in cases was to be expected but called on the public not to be concerned.
Dr Al Hosani said the UAE was being robust in its approach to testing to identify, isolate and treat as many patients as possible.
UAE's covid-19 drive-through testing sites fully operational
A government doctor said the UAE could bring the coronavirus outbreak under control within three to four weeks if the public adhered to the stay-home order.
Dr Adil Sajwani said the country should turn a corner and begin to "flatten the curve" in the next month.
But he said that the fight would be prolonged if residents ignored strict measures taken to curb their movement.
"We hope that within three to four weeks, if everyone co-operates, that we will flatten the curve," Dr Sajwani said.
He is a family medicine specialist at the ministry and a member of the national awareness team for Covid-19.
