292 Covid deaths reported last week in Oman

The number of Covid-19 related deaths reported in the country increased by 70 to 292 last week from 222 reported a week before.

According to MOH, the number of cases reported during the same period increased by 143 to 13,962 cases from 13,819 cases a week before.

At the same time, 938 people were admitted to public and private hospitals for treatment.

As of Thursday, the number of inpatients in public and private hospitals was 1,591 cases, an increase of 50 cases from 1,541 reported the previous week. The number of patients in ICUs went up by 66 to 530 from 464 cases the previous week.

Currently, there are over 30, 376 active cases in the country, which means 11.23 percent of the total infected patients are sick.

MOH 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 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 number of Covid-19 related deaths reported in the country increased by 70 to 292 last week from 222 reported a week before.

According to MOH, the number of cases reported during the same period increased by 143 to 13,962 cases from 13,819 cases a week before.

At the same time, 938 people were admitted to public and private hospitals for treatment.

As of Thursday, the number of inpatients in public and private hospitals was 1,591 cases, an increase of 50 cases from 1,541 reported the previous week. The number of patients in ICUs went up by 66 to 530 from 464 cases the previous week.

Currently, there are over 30, 376 active cases in the country, which means 11.23 percent of the total infected patients are sick.

MOH 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 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.

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 percent, 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 percent.

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 percent, 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 percent.