New COVID infections in Oman up 97% in March-April
By: Times News Service
Muscat: There has been a significant increase in new cases of coronavirus infections and deaths in the region between March and April 2021, a social activist and data analyst has found after analysing Ministry of Health data.
Speaking exclusively to the Times of Oman, Ibrahim Al Maimani said, “There has been an increase of 97 per cent in new infections between March and April 2021. The number of new cases in March reached 17,722, and in April it reached 34,886.”
He cited the data to point out that July 2020 was the highest in terms of new infections which had reached 39,000 then. The rate of recovery rose 164 per cent, as 11,507 recoveries were recorded in March 2021, against 30,394 recoveries in April 2021.