COVID-19: Oman registers 866 new cases, 3 deaths

Cairo: Oman has confirmed 866 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 16,882 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported Sunday.

The newly diagnosed cases include 319 Omanis and 547 foreign residents, the Health Ministry said without giving a breakdown of foreign patients’ nationalities.

The ministry reported three new deaths from COVID-19, raising the total of such fatalities to 75.

The country's total recoveries from the disease remained unchanged at 3,451.

There are 75 patients receiving intensive care treatment, the ministry said.

Oman has conducted 2,907 coronavirus tests over the past 24 hours, it added.