Since the beginning of National Campaign for Immunisation against Covid-19 in the Sultanate, 80 per cent of the total target population has been vaccinated with one dose till Sunday.
According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Health, a total of 2,810,262 people have been vaccinated during the period.
Figures from the ministry also showed that Oman has recorded zero deaths and 36 new infection cases due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. This is for the third consecutive day that the country has reported zero deaths.
The total number of cases has now reached 303,459, while the number of deaths reported so far stood at 4,093.
The expanded vaccination campaign for the target groups in all governorates continues uninterrupted. The immunisation centres have witnessed a large turnout of people since early Monday morning, a statement from the ministry said.
“This confirms the great societal awareness about the importance of immunisation against Covid-19”, the statement added.
The number of those who received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine stood at 1,826,224 comprising 52 per cent.
In a statement on Saturday, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health, confirmed that there has been remarkable improvement in the Covid-19 situation in the Sultanate.
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