COVID-19 killed 16 people in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 10,203 and a total of 658 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 782,210, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The MoH said in a press statement Saturday that 2.7 percent of the 23,890 tests conducted today came back positive.

It said 53 people had recovered and were discharged from hospitals while 82 others were admitted, as the total number of COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals hit 699.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom hovers around 11,498, it added.

Some 760,500 COVID-19 patients, including patients who had been self-isolating, have fully recovered so far.

COVID-19 killed 16 people in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 10,203 and a total of 658 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 782,210, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The MoH said in a press statement Saturday that 2.7 percent of the 23,890 tests conducted today came back positive.

It said 53 people had recovered and were discharged from hospitals while 82 others were admitted, as the total number of COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals hit 699.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom hovers around 11,498, it added.

Some 760,500 COVID-19 patients, including patients who had been self-isolating, have fully recovered so far.