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COVID-19: Oman confirms 162 further cases, 10 deaths

Latest cases bring infection tally to 83,086, fatalities to 572



An empty neighbourhood is pictured in the Omani capital Muscat amid a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 on July 27, 2020.
Image Credit: AFP

Cairo: Oman announced Sunday that its overall infections of the novel coronavirus have risen to 83,086, an increase of 162 new cases against the tally reported the day before.

The Omani Health Ministry put the total deaths from COVID-19 at 572 with 10 new fatalities.

The total number of recovered patients in the sultanate has reached 77,680, or 93.5 per cent, the ministry said, according to the Omani news agency ONA.

The ministry added that the number of patients receiving intensive care treatment are 151.

Last week, a Health Ministry report said that epidemiological data indicate a drop in infection cases in Oman.

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On Saturday, Omani authorities lifted a ban on nighttime movement that was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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