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Ammon News - The Ministry of Health announced 309 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom over the 20th epidemiological week of 2022, which runs from May 14 to 20, bringing the the caseload to 1,696, 668.

The ministry added that no virus-related fatalities were registered over last week, which keeps the death toll unchanged at a total of 14, 066.

To date, there are currently 238 active Covid-19 cases countrywide, ministry said said in a statement on Sunday.

The statement added that the number of patients who were admitted to hospitals stood at 9, while 5 cases have recovered and discharged.

According to the briefing, the total number of recoveries recorded over the last week, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 310 bringing the total to 1,682, 364 since the outbreak began.

Moreover, the number of Covid-19 patients still receiving treatment at hospitals countrywide has reached 12.

The statement also indicated that occupancy of ICU beds in the northern, central and southern regions, has reached 3%, 1%, and 0%, respectively.

With regard to testing, 17, 789 tests were conducted over the targeted week, 1.74 per cent of which were positive.

Since March 2020, the total number of tests administered has increased to 16, 803, 235, the statement noted.

The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 4,778,494 and 4,498, 062 have received their second shot, while 656, 415 recipients took the booster jab.