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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Oman reports 119 deaths in 3 days

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Even as the country nears one month of the mass vaccination campaign, the Sultanate reported over 100 deaths for the first time on a Sunday. It may be noted that Sunday’s figure includes cases and deaths recorded on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.


The Ministry of Health reported 5,517 new cases and 119 deaths. Of these, 42 deaths were recorded on Thursday, 35 on Friday, and 42 on Saturday.


However, the number of Covid-sick patients in the country has dropped from 29,617 on Friday to 29,094 on Sunday.


Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that six countries in the region reported an increase in new cases last week, compared to a week before.


Around 214 patients were admitted to hospitals, bringing the total number of inpatients to 1,635, including 489 in intensive care units. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate is 262,059, including 2,967 deaths.


The total number of recoveries is 229,998, while the recovery rate is 87.8 per cent.


The case increase in Oman and Yemen exceeded 20 per cent, and Afghanistan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen have reported more than 20 per cent increase in the number of deaths.


“There are several reasons for these increases, including the spread of variants of concern, lack of adherence to preventative measures, and vaccine inequity, which, along with vaccine hesitancy, is being witnessed globally and across our region,” the WHO said.


The region still needs over 400 million doses to vaccinate priority groups – who make up 40 per cent of the region’s population – by the end of the year.


“If countries immediately share doses with the Covax facility and if manufacturers prioritize Covax orders, we will be in a better position to achieve WHO’s targets to vaccinate at least 10 per cent of the population of every country by September, and at least 40 per cent by the end of the year," the WHO added.


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