Merge 104.8 | 08 June 2020
Oman has registered 604 new cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus today [Monday, June 8], bringing the total number in the country to 17,486. The latest figures show that Muscat Governorate saw cases rise by 425 as of today, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the capital to 13,243.
Among the Wilayats with the highest numbers of cases, Seeb saw an increase of 173 cases today, followed by the Wilayat of Bausher with 126 new cases, and the Wilayat of Muttrah with 81 new cases.
Authorities at the Ministry of Health (MoH) have confirmed that COVID-19 recoveries in the Sultanate have risen to 3,793, with 6 new fatalities also reported today, marking a total of 81 deaths.
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, June 8] are as follows:
Wilayat of Muttrah
4,889 confirmed cases
3,511 sick
1,350 recovered
28 deaths
Wilayat of Seeb
4,044 confirmed cases
3,707 sick
310 recovered
27 deaths
Wilayat of Bausher
3,483 confirmed cases|
3,108 sick
370 recovered
5 deaths
Wilayat of Al Amerat
549 confirmed cases
517 sick
30 recovered
2 deaths
Wilayat of Muscat
193 confirmed cases
176 sick
14 recovered
3 deaths
Wilayat of Qurayyat
85 confirmed cases
78 sick
7 recovered
0 deaths
(Also read: Omani research team reaches initial results in analysis of COVID-19 full-genome sequencing.)