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Jordan sees 11 COVID-19 fatalities, 2, 503 new cases on Wednesday-MoH

The Ministry of Health announced 11 Covid-19 fatalities and 2, 503 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 11,167 and the caseload to 883, 446.To date, there are currently 26, 996 active cases countrywide, accord…

The Ministry of Health announced 11 Covid-19 fatalities and 2, 503 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 11,167 and the caseload to 883, 446.

To date, there are currently 26, 996 active 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 93, while 74 cases have recovered and discharged.

According to the briefing, the total number of recoveries recorded Wednesday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 1, 892 bringing the total to 845,283 since the outbreak began.

Moreover, the number of Covid-19 patients still receiving treatment at hospitals countrywide has reached 634.

The statement also indicated that occupancy of ICU beds in the northern, central and southern regions, has reached 40%, 31%, and 15%, respectively.

With regard to testing, 41, 556 tests were conducted Wednesday, 6.02 percent of which were positive.

Since March 2020, the total number of tests administered has increased to 11,322, 344, the joint statement noted.

The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 4,024,651 and 3,587,803 have received their second shot.

Source: Jordan News Agency