MUSCAT: A total of 755 people have died in Oman after battling against COVID-19 in the last 30 days, making it the pandemic’s deadliest month, according to the figures issued by the Ministry of Health.
The ministry has also reported a steady increase in COVID-19 related admissions to hospitals and intensive care units, which continues to weigh heavily on Oman’s healthcare system as the overall case count has significantly increased. On Wednesday, MOH registered 44 deaths and over 2,000 infections.
The number of ICU patients touched 519 on Wednesday while 1,597 are in hospital, including 183 admissions in the last 24 hours, MOH data showed.
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