Ammon News -

The Ministry of Health announced 10 Covid-19 fatalities and 599 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 9, 693 and the caseload to 748, 103.

There are currently 6, 404 active COVID-19 cases in Jordan, announced the media statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

The statement added that the number of hospitalizations today stood at 70, while 54 patients have recovered and discharged, the statement noted.

According to the briefing, the total number of recoveries recorded on Wednesday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 479, bringing the total to 732,006 since the outbreak began.

Moreover, the number of Covid-19 patients still receiving treatment at hospitals countrywide has reached 463.

The statement also indicated that occupancy of the ICU bed capacity has hit 13%, 27%, and 6%, in the northern, central, and southern regions, respectively.
With regard to testing, 22,740 tests were conducted Wednesday, 2.63 percent of which were positive.

Since March, 2020, the total number of tests administered has increased to 7,739,084, the joint statement noted.