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GCC Covid-19 update: UAE records 229 infections; Oman registers 16 deaths

The number of deaths in Oman and the UAE stand at 588 and 364 respectively

by Zainab Mansoor

August 17, 2020

UAE
The Ministry of Health and Prevention revealed 229 new Covid-19 cases, detected as a result of 71,322 tests conducted to screen for the virus.

The ministry also recorded 100 recoveries, while the death toll remains unchanged at 364.

The infection count has risen to 64,541.

آخر الإحصائيات حول إصابات فيروس كوفيد 19 في الإمارات

The latest update of Coronavirus (Covid 19) in the UAE#نلتزم_لننتصر #التزامك_حياتك #ملتزمون_يا_وطن #فيروس_كورونا_المستجد #كوفيد19 #وزارة_الصحة_ووقاية_المجتمع_الإمارات #coronavirus #covid19 #mohap_uae pic.twitter.com/Q3pEL3NGuH

— وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع الإماراتية – MOHAP UAE (@mohapuae) August 17, 2020

Oman
The Ministry of Health reported 16 additional deaths across the sultanate in the last 24 hours.

The total number of deaths in Oman due to Covid-19 have now reached 588, Times of Oman reported.

#Statement No. 167
August 17, 2020 pic.twitter.com/CDwfK2P3s4

— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) August 17, 2020

Qatar
The Ministry of Public Health reported a total of 288 cases in the preceding 24 hours.

آخر مستجدات فيروس كورونا في قطر
Latest update on Coronavirus in Qatar#سلامتك_هي_سلامتي #YourSafetyIsMySafety pic.twitter.com/TKXd7jQ8JP

— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) August 17, 2020

Kuwait
The Ministry of Health reported 622 new infections and 1 death in the past 24 hours.

The total infection count has risen to 76,827, while the death toll stands at 502.