GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,398 new cases; 520 infections registered in Oman

UAE 
The UAE reported 1,398 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, October 15.

The infections were detected following  114,147 additional tests conducted over the past 24 hour to screen for the virus.

The total number of cases has scaled to 111,437.

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#كوفيد19#وزارة_الصحة_ووقاية_المجتمع_الإمارات#we_commit_until_we_succeed #covid19#mohap_uae pic.twitter.com/4T9sxQgobs

— وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع الإماراتية – MOHAP UAE (@mohapuae) October 15, 2020

The country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention also reported 1,666 additional recoveries on Thursday. Consequently, there have been 103,325 patients who have made a full recovery after contracting the infection.

It also announced two deaths as a result of Covid-19 complications, taking the overall number of fatalities up to 452.

Oman
The Ministry of Health has registered 520 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths across the sultanate on Thursday, Times of Oman reported.

#Statement No. 206
October 15, 2020 pic.twitter.com/gGrscfZl39

— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) October 15, 2020