MUSCAT : The coronavirus (COVID-19) graph in Oman is showing an alarming rise in positive cases. Overshooting the one lakh or 100,000 mark on Sunday, the total rose to 101,270 with 977 deaths.
Of the total cases, 63,631 patients are males, while 37,639 are females. In just four days, the Sultanate registered 2,685 cases including 43 deaths. There are now 9,997 active cases in the country. The recovery rate has slightly shown an improvement and touched 89.16% after 1,768 people recovered in four days.
A total of 53,085 confirmed cases are Omanis, while 32,843 are expats. “There can be no illusions. We are in this for the long haul. People have to be more responsible and conscious about the virus,” said an official at Ministry of Health.
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