MUSCAT — The total number of coronavirus cases in Oman reached 22,077 on Saturday after 1,006 new infections were confirmed over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said in a statement.

Of the new cases, 571 are foreign nationals while 435 are Omani nationals.

The health ministry also announced three new fatalities, taking the death toll to 99.

Meanwhile, an additional 41 people who had previously tested positive for the virus have recovered, raising the number of recoveries to 7,530.

The ministry has urged individuals to adhere to precautionary measures such as wearing a face mask and maintaining social distancing in order to slow the spread of the virus. — Agencies