AMMAN —
Jordan recorded five deaths and 5,939 COVID-19 infections in the week of August
6 to 12, an 8 percent increase in cases from the previous week, the Ministry of
Health announced, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
At least 33,625 PCR
tests were conducted in the designated week, compared with 27,018 in the
preceding week, a 24 percent increase, with 17.7 percent positivity rate,
against 20.3 percent a week earlier, according to a ministry statement released
Sunday.
Currently, there are
5,187 active COVID-19 cases nationwide, a 10 percent increase over the 4,701
cases recorded a week earlier.
There are 82
hospitalized COVID-19 patients, compared with 63 from the earlier week.
On the national
vaccination program, the ministry pointed out that the number of shots
administered stood at 2,352 for the first jab, 1,692 for the second, and 1,191
for the booster dose, totaling 5,235 shots, compared with 5,275 shots a week
earlier, marking a 1 percent increase.
The total number of first dose recipients stands at 4.8
million, at a 75.2 percent rate for individuals who are 18 years and older, 4.5
million for the second jab, at a 71 percent rate, and 674,105 for the booster
shot.
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