The Ministry of Health in Oman has announced 109 new cases of Covid 19 on Thursday, bringing the total number to 1, 019, including four deaths.

Of these twelve (12) cases are Omanis, and ninety-seven (97) cases are expatriates.
With this, the number of cases crosses the 1,000-mark. 

Eighty-eight (88) of the 109 cases reported on Thursday are from Muscat.

Region-wise,
Muscat  – 832 cases, 119 recovered, 4 deaths
Al Dhakilyah – 46 cases, 21 recovered
South Batinah – 50 cases, 12 recovered
Musandam – three  cases
Al Dhahirah – three cases, 2 recovered
South Sharqiyah – 27 cases, 1 recovered
North Sharqiyah – 13 cases
Buraimi – four cases
North Batinah – 31 cases, 19 recovered
Dhofar – 10 cases, 2 recovered

The fourth Covid-19 death was reported on Sunday, a 37-year- year-old expatriate.

On April 10, the third death was reported in Oman – first from the expatriate community – is also from the capital.

Prior to this, two Covid-19 deaths reported in the Sultanate have been from Muscat – first death, a 72-year-old citizen, was recorded on March 31 and the second death, again a 72-year-old citizen who contracted the disease earlier was reported on Saturday, April 4.

SOURCE: OMANOBSEVER