Oman's total COVID-19 cases reach 82,050

Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-12 05:04:04|Editor: huaxia

MUSCAT, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Omani Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate reached 82,050.

The ministry said in a statement that the number of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus rose to 76,720, while the death toll hit 533.

"Starting from today, we will not announce the daily number of infection or the deaths cases, but we will announce the total only," the statement added.

Omani Minister of Health Ahmed Al Saidi on Tuesday denied a newspaper report that Oman plans to import the Russian COVID-19 vaccine.

"This statement is unfounded," the minister said. Enditem

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