GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 254 cases; 1,099 infections registered in Oman

UAE
The UAE reported 254 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus on July 23, as a result of 54,000 tests conducted to screen for the virus.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention confirmed that since the virus outbreak, a total of 57,988 people have contracted the virus.

Meanwhile, new recoveries – amounting to 494 – eclipsed the number of new cases. Consequently, 50,848 people have overcome the infection.

The death toll, however, remains unchanged at 342.

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— وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع الإماراتية – MOHAP UAE (@mohapuae) July 23, 2020

Oman
The sultanate has reported a total of 1,099 new infections, of which 979 were Omanis.

The Ministry of Health confirmed six additional deaths, scaling the total to 355.

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— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) July 23, 2020

Kuwait
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that since the virus outbreak, a total of 52,247 have recovered from the infection, Kuwait News Agency reported.