Out of 17799 COVID-19 tests carried out on 17 December 2021, 52 new cases have been detected among 17 expatriate workers, 20 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 15 travel related. There were 36 recoveries from COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 276494.
There is currently 1 COVID19 case in a critical condition, and 3 cases receiving treatment. 420 are stable out of a total of 421 active cases.