COVID-19 cases in Muttrah top 5,000

Muscat: Muttrah recorded 114 fresh cases of COVID-19 with a total of more than 5,000 cases, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
The Tarassud app, which provides daily updates on the COVID-19 situation in the country, reported that Muscat recorded 474 new cases of the disease on Wednesday.
With the 114 cases in wilayat Muttrah, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Muttrah stands at 5,077 cases. Wilayat Seeb reported another 199 fresh cases, while wilayat Boushar reported 106 new cases. The wilayat of Amerat reported 16 new cases, Muscat another 25, and 14 more cases were reported in Quriyat.
Outside the governorate of Muscat, the highest jump in cases was seen in the South Al Batinah governorate, which reported 79 fresh cases to reach a total of 1,246 reported cases so far. 64 fresh cases were also seen in North Batinah, which means that the governorate now has a total of 1,266 reported cases.
Al Dakhiliyah Governorate reported another 19 new cases, taking the total number of reported COVID-19 cases there to 711. In South Al Sharqiyah 12 cases were reported, pushing the total number of cases there to 432. The number of cases in North Sharqiyah rose to 249, after 10 new cases were reported there.
The total number of COVID cases in the Dhofar governorate crossed the 65-infection mark after five new cases were reported there. In addition, 12 new cases also came to light in Al Buraimi, leaving that governorate with a total of 197. Central Al Wusta governorate now has 400 cases, after eight more people were reported to have caught the disease there. In the Dhahirah governorate, the presence of another six cases brought the total number of infections there to 170. The only region in Oman to not register a new case was the northern governorate of Musandam.
A total of 84 deaths owing to the spread of the pandemic have been recorded in Oman. 68 of these unfortunate deaths have been in the Muscat governorate, while North Batinah has recorded four. Six deaths have taken place in South Batinah, three in South Sharqiyah, and one each in Dhofar, Dakhiliyah and the Dhahirah governorates.