Jordan sees 17, 322 COVID-19 cases, 31 fatalities Wednesday -Mo

Jordan sees 17, 322 COVID-19 cases, 31 fatalities Wednesday -Mo

Ammon News - The Ministry of Health announced 31 Covid-19 fatalities and 17, 322 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 13,585 and the caseload to 1,526, 272.

To date, there are currently 194,707 active Covid-19 cases countrywide, according to the media statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

The statement added that the number of patients who were admitted to hospitals today stood at 223, while 246 cases have recovered and discharged.

According to the briefing, the total number of recoveries recorded Wednesday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 21, 626 bringing the total to 1,317,980 since the outbreak began.

Moreover, the number of Covid-19 patients still receiving treatment at hospitals countrywide has reached 1, 178.

The statement also indicated that occupancy of ICU beds in the northern, central and southern regions, has reached 43%, 46%, and 18%, respectively.

With regard to testing, 64,460 tests were conducted Wednesday, 26.87 per cent of which were positive.

Since March 2020, the total number of tests administered has increased to 15, 758, 249, the joint statement noted.

The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine