21th epidemiological week saw 13% drop in COVID cases — Bilbeisi

AMMAN — The 21th epidemiological week, spanning between May 21 and May 27, marked a drop of 13 per cent in the number of recorded COVID cases, adviser at the Prime Ministry for Health Affairs and the official in charge of the pandemic Adel Bilbeisi said on Sunday. 

Speaking to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Bilbeisi said that the total number of PCR tests decreased by 10 per cent, adding that the total number of patients receiving treatment at hospital went down by 42 per cent to 7 cases during the 21th week, compared with 12 cases in the previous week. 

In regard to the positive rate, it remained unchanged at 1.7 per cent. As for the death rate, no deaths were recorded for the fourth week in a row, Bilbeisi highlighted.