29 cases, 5,124 virus cases recorded Tuesday

29 cases, 5,124 virus cases recorded Tuesday

AMMAN “” Twenty-nine COVID-19 deaths and 5,124 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Tuesday, increasing the caseload to 402,282, the government announced.

The new fatalities took the Kingdom's coronavirus death toll to 4,756, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

The cases comprised 2,860 infections in Amman, 336 in Irbid, including 23 in Ramtha District, 86 in Mafraq, 229 in Zarqa, 914 in Balqa, 108 in Karak, 36 in Tafileh, 68 in Ajloun, 100 in Aqaba, 151 in Madaba, 154 in Jerash, and 82 in Maan, including 10 in Petra District.

The statement added that there are currently 43,383 active COVID-19 cases in Jordan.

A total of 299 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, taking the number of patients currently receiving care for COVID-19 in hospitals to 1,673, the statement said, adding that 190 recovered patients left hospitals.

The statement revealed that the number of isolation beds occupied by COVID-19 patients in hospitals on Monday totalled 1,344, registering an occupancy rate of 29 per cent, while a total of 353ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients, at a rate of 34 per cent.

A total of 173 ventilators were used for treating COVID-19 patients,