Out of 12796 COVID-19 tests carried out on 17 September 2020, 705 new cases have been detected among 119 expatriate workers, 576 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 10 are travel related. There were 643 recoveries, increasing total recoveries to 56807.
There are currently 40 COVID-19 cases in a critical condition, and 159 cases receiving treatment. 6845 cases are stable out of a total of 6885 active cases