COVID-19: 1,318 new cases registered in Oman, total now 32,394

Merge 104.8  |  23 June 2020

Oman’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the registration of 1,318 new cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in the Sultanate

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In a statement issued online today [Tuesday, June 23], the MoH has confirmed that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 32,394.

Of the 1,318 new cases announced today, 853 are among Omani citizens and 465 are among non-Omani residents. The number of new COVID-19 recoveries announced today is 871, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Sultanate to 17,279.

The MoH has also confirmed that the number of COVID-19 fatalities now stands at 140, while the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in Oman has risen to 421, with 97 in ICU.

A total of 3,940 COVID-19 tests have been carried out in the country in the last 24 hours.

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