The Ministry of Health on Monday reported only 287 new cases, though the daily toll continues to be high at 18 deaths. At the same time, health experts have warned that the unvaccinated segment of the population is still vulnerable to the virus.
“Most of the new cases and hospitalized patients are unvaccinated people. We are now in the fourth wave of Covid-19 across the region. By applying effective use of all public and social health measures we will make sure that this is the last wave,” said Dr Ahmed al Mandheri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean.
As per the statistics available, the daily cases reported on Sunday are the lowest since February 18.
Also, only 38 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, taking the total number of inpatients to 505 including 215 in intensive care units.
The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 297,122, including 3,868 deaths.
The total number of recoveries is 280,423 while the recovery rate is 94.4 percent.
It may be noted that only 4.32 percent (12,237) of the total infected patients are currently sick in the country.
The government has excluded students on scholarships abroad from the waiting period for the second dose of the vaccine.
At the same time, WHO warned that the circulation of the Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain of the virus in several of these countries, with infections mostly being reported among people who have yet to be vaccinated.
It is more transmissible than the original virus and other detected variants of concern.
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