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Covid-19: We haven’t reached the peak yet, says top Oman health official

TAS News Service

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

MUSCAT: Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases continue to surge in Oman but it has not reached the peak yet, according to a top Ministry of Health official.

Speaking in an interview with Oman TV, Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Hosni, Undersecretary of Ministry of Health said the cases continue to rise with the country now having 5,671 confirmed cases including 27 deaths. “The curve is still ascending but we haven’t reached the peak yet,” Al Hosni said.

He also said 83 per cent of the people infected with coronavirus cases are between 15 to 50-years of age.

According to Al Hosni, MOH has so far conducted 72,000 coronavirus tests. “Of the confirmed cases 111 are in hospitals and 33 are in ICU and 30 on ventilators,” he informed.

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