COVID-19: Oman reports 193 new infections; tally at 5,379

Cairo: Oman Monday confirmed 193 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 5,379 the country's overall infections.

The newly diagnosed cases include 72 Omanis and 121 foreigners, the Health Ministry said without giving a breakdown of foreign patients’ nationalities.

No new deaths were reported, keeping the total fatalities from COVID-19 in Oman at 22.

Recoveries from the disease have increased by 31, taking the country's total to 1,496, the ministry added, according to the Omani news agency ONA.