AMMAN — Sixteen COVID-19 deaths and 706 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, increasing the caseload to 313, 55, the government announced.

 

The new fatalities took the Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll to 4, 137, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

 

The cases comprised 252 in Amman, 216 in Irbid, including 14 in Ramtha District, 65 in Balqa, 63 in Zarqa, 36 in Karak, 25 in Mafraq, 21 in Ajloun, 12 in Aqaba, nine in Madaba and seven in Jerash, while no cases reported in Tafileh and  Maan.

 

The statement added that here are currently 12,175 active COVID-19 cases in Jordan.

 

A total of 57 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals on   Saturday, taking the number of patients currently receiving care for COVID-19 in hospitals to 467, the statement said, adding that 44 recovered patients left hospitals.

 

The statement revealed that the number of isolation beds occupied by COVID-19 patients in hospitals on Friday totalled 384, registering an occupancy rate of 9 per cent, while a total of 157 ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients, at a rate of 16 per cent.

 

A total of 77 ventilators were used for treating COVID-19 patients, at an occupancy rate of 8 per cent.

 

The statement added that 1, 540 recoveries were registered in hospitals and home quarantine on   Saturday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 297,245.

 

A total of  17,738 virus tests were also conducted on  Saturday, bringing the cumulative number of coronavirus tests administered since the outbreak of the pandemic to 3,552,411, with the  share of tests returning a positive result, known as positive rate, standing at 3.98 per cent, the statement added.

 

The Ministry of Health has renewed its call on the public to abide by defence orders, as well as to adhere to precautionary measures, mainly wearing face masks and avoiding holding gatherings that exceed 20 people, according to the statement.

 

The ministry also called on the public to follow its “I Protect Them” awareness campaign, which aims to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through increasing public commitment to preventive measures to protect individuals and their beloved ones.