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Merge 104.8 | 24 June 2020
As Oman records 1,142 new COVID-19 cases today [Wednesday, June 24] in the largest single-day spike to date, 626 of them have been registered in Muscat Governorate.
With the total number of coronavirus cases in the country now standing at 33,536, the number of cases in the capital has now reached 23,422.
As of today, Seeb saw the highest daily tally of cases with 271 new cases bringing the total in the Wilayat to 8,186.
While Muttrah, which recorded just 62 new cases on Tuesday [June 23], saw its daily tally nearly triple today [Wednesday, June 24], registering 163 new cases for a total of 6,734 in the Wilayat.
Bausher, which currently has a total of 6,367 new coronavirus cases, saw its daily tally drop down to 98 new cases registered today.
Authorities at the Ministry of Health have confirmed that COVID-19 recoveries in the Sultanate have also risen to 17,972, with 693 new recoveries announced today. Two new fatalities also saw the country’s COVID-19 death toll rise today to 142.
As per inferences from the latest data on the Tarassud Plus app — Oman’s intuitive mobile app that tracks COVID-19 cases in the country per governorate and by Wilayat — the full breakdown of cases in Muscat Governorate from today [Wednesday, June 24] is as follows:
Wilayat of Seeb
8,186 confirmed cases
4,201 sick
3,942 recovered
43 deaths
Wilayat of Muttrah
6,734 confirmed cases
1,981 sick
4,716 recovered
37 deaths
Wilayat of Bausher
6,367 confirmed cases
3,308 sick
3,042 recovered
17 deaths
Wilayat of Al Amerat
1,274 confirmed cases
667 sick
602 recovered
5 deaths
Wilayat of Muscat
601 confirmed cases
79 sick
520 recovered
2 deaths
Wilayat of Qurayyat
260 confirmed cases
164 sick
96 recovered
0 deaths
(Also read: Oman’s National Heart Centre converted to COVID-19 treatment facility.)
