page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
caption_attribution_description: English: Total number of COVID-19 Cases in Oman by governorates (per capita) &#160;&#160; 0&#160;&#160; +1&#160;&#160; +25&#160;&#160; +50&#160;&#160; +100&#160;&#160; +200&#160;&#160; +500
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Oman is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Oman on 24 February 2020 when two citizens tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Iran. As of 20 July, the total number of cases registered in the sultanate is 68,400, of which above 60%; 45,150 cases have recovered and 326 have died. Initially, the majority of the cases and deaths occurred in the expatriate community. By July, as the pandemic entered its fourth month in the country, the majority of the cases and deaths had occurred among the citizens.
  Muscat continues to be the most affected governorate with the highest number of confirmed cases at over 24,800 and 110 deaths, and accounted for 76% of the total cases in the country by early June, with the majority of the cases being in the expatriate community. On 10 April, the entire governorate was put under lockdown until 22 April, this was extended twice, with the lockdown being lifted on 29 May.
context_section_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Oman is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Oman on 24 February 2020 when two citizens tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Iran. As of 20 July, the total number of cases registered in the sultanate is 68,400, of which above 60%; 45,150 cases have recovered and 326 have died. Initially, the majority of the cases and deaths occurred in the expatriate community. By July, as the pandemic entered its fourth month in the country, the majority of the cases and deaths had occurred among the citizens. 
  Muscat continues to be the most affected governorate with the highest number of confirmed cases at over 24,800 and 110 deaths, and accounted for 76% of the total cases in the country by early June, with the majority of the cases being in the expatriate community. On 10 April, the entire governorate was put under lockdown until 22 April, this was extended twice, with the lockdown being lifted on 29 May. 
  Muttrah was initially the worst affected wilayat (province) of the governorate and the country, it held 45% of the total confirmed cases of the country in early April mostly due to local transmissions, and hence was isolated on 1 April. By early June, over 5,000 cases had been reported. The wilayat remained under isolation even after the lockdown in the Muscat governorate was lifted. The isolation was lifted in most parts of the wilayat starting on 6 June. On 14 June, the wilayat of Seeb surpassed Muttrah in total number of cases at over 5,600.
  Starting 13 June, lockdowns were imposed in the governorate of Dhofar, the wilayat of Masirah, the wilayat of Duqm and the areas of Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Shams until 3 July.
  As per directives issued by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, COVID-19 tests and treatment were initially made free for all communities of the sultanate, including expatriates.At the moment, COVID-19 tests are free only for Omanis. Expatriates have to shell out between 40-85 RO for a single test.
caption: Total confirmed cases by governorates per 100,000 inhabitants as of 8 August 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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