Jordan records 599 new COVID-19 cases today

AMMAN — The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded today reached 8, according to the Ministry of Health, while a total of 599 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 9,549 and the caseload to 741,101.اضافة اعلان

Breaking down Tuesday’s tally, the ministry said:

252 in Amman
141 in Zarqa
65 in Irbid
28 in Mafraq
24 in Karak
16 in Aqaba
16 in Jerash
15 in Madaba 
13 in Balqa
10 in Ajloun
14 in Maan

The ministry added in a statement that some 67 hospitalized COVID-19 patients had recovered and were discharged from hospitals, while 52 others were admitted.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom stands at around 8,745, according to the ministry’s statement.

Around 2.75 percent of the 21,763 COVID-19 tests that were conducted today came back positive.

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