COVID kills 14 in Jordan, positive tests at 3.4 percent

COVID-19 killed 14 in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 10,491 and a total of 1,002 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 803,351, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The MoH said in a press statement Tuesday that 3.4 percent of the 28,890 tests conducted today came back positive.

It said 71 people had recovered and were discharged from hospitals while 80 others were admitted, as the total number of COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals hit 540.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom hovers around 11,885, it added.

Some 780,975 COVID-19 patients, including patients who had been self-isolating, have fully recovered so far.

Source: Jordan News Agency