The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported 44 deaths, 2,009 new cases over the past 24 hours.
The number of active cases (sick patients) also increased to 30,584 from 30,193 on Wednesday.
Around 183 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of inpatients to 1,597 including 519 in intensive care units (ICUs).
Meanwhile, the ministry has warned that the Sultanate is currently seeing a worrying rise in the number of Covid-19 infections, which has led to an increase in the number of inpatients in health institutions, including those in ICUs.
The ministry analyst Ibrahim bin Ahmed al Maymani said that June 2021 saw the highest number of new infections of over 50,274 since the beginning of the pandemic in the Sultanate. The recovery rate has also dropped to 87.5 per cent.
He said that Oman has reported 25 deaths on average daily in June, which is the highest rate since the beginning of the pandemic, while 344 deaths were recorded in April this year, on an average of 11.5 deaths per day.
Al Maymani said the number of inpatients in hospitals doubled by 98 per cent, compared to 808 at the end of May, bringing the cases until the end of this month to 1,597, an increase of 789 cases.
He said that the intensive care cases also doubled, as their numbers increased from 247 at the end of May this year to 519 cases, at a rate of 110 per cent.
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