MUSCAT, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 1,059 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 143,955, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Meanwhile, 823 people recovered during the past 72 hours, taking the overall recoveries to 134,314, while eight deaths were reported, pushing the death toll up to 1,591, according to a ministry statement quoted by ONA.
The ministry urged everyone to adhere to social distancing instructions issued by the Supreme Committee entrusted with handling the novel coronavirus. Enditem
