Ammon News -

The Ministry of Health announced 13 Covid-19 fatalities and 1,215 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, bringing the death toll to to 3,968 and the caseload to 304, 071.

The new infections comprised 442 cases in the capital, Amman, 317 in Irbid, including 59 in the northern border district of Ramtha, 139 in Zarqa, 74 in Balqa, 43 in Ajloun, 42 in Karak, 40 in Mafraq, 37 in Jerash, 29 in Madaba, 27 in Aqaba, 18 in Tafila, and 7in Ma'an , of which 2 in Petra region, according to the media statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

The number of patients who were admitted to hospitals today stood at 83, while 77 cases have recovered and discharged, the statement added.

According to the brief, the total number of recoveries recorded Thursday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 1,616, bringing the total to 284,343 since the outbreak began.

Moreover, the number of patients still receiving treatment at hospitals has reached 620, including 97 on ventilators.

The statement also indicated that the number of confirmed and suspected cases on ICU beds has reached 211, or 22% of the total ICU bed capacity.

With regard to testing, 29,327 tests were conducted Thursday, 4.14 percent of which were positive. The total number of tests administered since March has increased to 3,345,942, the joint statement noted.