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COVID kills 8 in Jordan, positive tests at 5 percent

COVID-19 killed eight in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 10,903 and a total of 1,232 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 846,030, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).The MoH said in a press statement Wednesd…

COVID-19 killed eight in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 10,903 and a total of 1,232 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 846,030, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The MoH said in a press statement Wednesday that 5.06 percent of the 24,350 tests conducted today came back positive.

It said 47 people had recovered and were discharged from hospitals while 89 others were admitted, as the total number of COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals hit 552.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom hovers around 161,145, it added.

Some 818,980 COVID-19 patients, including patients who had been self-isolating, have fully recovered so far.

Source: Jordan News Agency