Out of 12,977 COVID-19 tests carried out on 17 February 2021, 696 new cases have been detected among 259 expatriate workers, 418 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 19 are travel-related. There were 604 recoveries, increasing total recoveries to 107,016.
There are currently 56 COVID-19 cases in a critical condition, and 159 cases receiving treatment. 7,575 are stable out of a total of 7,631 active cases.