MoPH Monday reports 141 cases of the virus

MoPH Monday reports 141 cases of the virus

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported on Monday 129 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the community and 12 among travellers. It also recorded 125 recoveries from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovered in Qatar to 239,712.

So far, 4,922,055 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the start of the program, the Ministry said. And in the past 24 hours, 7,137 vaccine doses have been administered. 85.1 percent of the total population are now fully vaccinated with two doses, MoPH added.

In recent weeks the combined impact of Covid-19 restrictions and increasing vaccination rates, and the overwhelming support of the community, has resulted in a consistent reduction in the number of new daily infections in the country, MoPH said. However, it is still important to be cautious as the second wave is not yet over and there are still two highly contagious and highly virulent strains of the virus that are actively circulating in the community. The fourth phase of the gradual lifting of precautionary restrictions began on Sunday, Oct. 3, and is part of a four-stage plan to gradually lift the precautionary restrictions imposed in Qatar due to the Corona