Merge 104.8 | 06 July 2020
As Oman records 1,557 new COVID-19 cases today [Monday, July 6], the national total now stands at 47,735 as per the Ministry of Health (MoH). Of these, Muscat Governorate recorded 453 new cases today, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the capital to 29,818.
With Seeb nearing the 11,000 mark at 10,761 total cases, the Wilayat remains the hardest-hit in the governorate with 171 new cases recorded today. Cases in Bausher have also crossed the 8,000 mark, with 92 new cases bringing the total in the Wilayat to 8,040. Muttrah recorded the lowest number of new cases among the Wilayats on Monday, recording just 27 new cases for a total of 7,648.
Authorities at the MoH have confirmed that COVID-19 recoveries in the Sultanate have risen to 29,146, with 1,229 new recoveries announced today, along with 5 new fatalities that bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the Sultanate to 218.
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 [Monday, July 6] are as follows:
Wilayat of Seeb
10,761 confirmed cases
4,096 sick
6,612 recovered
53 deaths
Wilayat of Muttrah
7,648 confirmed cases
1,615 sick
5,986 recovered
47 deaths
Wilayat of Bausher
8,040 confirmed cases|
2,814 sick
5,201 recovered
25 deaths
Wilayat of Al Amerat
1,947 confirmed cases
831 sick
1,107 recovered
9 deaths
Wilayat of Muscat
938 confirmed cases
124 sick
808 recovered
6 deaths
Wilayat of Qurayyat
484 confirmed cases
281sick
203 recovered
0 deaths
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