Ammon News -

A total of 16 new deaths and 706 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was recorded in Jordan on Saturday.

With today’s fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased to 313,557 and 4,137 respectively, since the outbreak began in March, according to a joint Prime Ministry and Ministry of Health daily brief.

Amman saw 252 new infections followed by Irbid 216, Balqa 65, Zarqa 63, Karak 36, Mafraq 25, Ajloun 21, Aqaba 12, Madaba 9, and seven cases in Jerash.

The number of cases admitted and discharged from hospitals today stood at 57 and 44, respectively.

According to the brief, the total number of recoveries recorded Saturday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 1,540, bringing the total to 297,245 since the outbreak began.

Additionally, the number of cases that are still at hospitals has reached 467, including 77 on ventilators.

Also, the number of confirmed and suspected cases on ICU beds has reached 157, or 16 percent of the total ICU bed capacity.

With regard to testing, 17,738 tests were conducted Saturday, 3.9 percent of which were positive. The total number of tests conducted since March has increased to 3,552,411.