10 COVID deaths, 381 virus cases recorded Saturday

By JT - Aug 29,2021 - Last updated at Aug 29,2021

The total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 3,422,595 while 2,868,623 have received their second shot, according to the government (File photo)

AMMAN — Ten COVID-19 deaths and 381 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, increasing the caseload to 794,350, the government announced.

The new fatalities took the Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll to 10,368, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.

The share of tests returning a positive result, known as positive rate, stood at nearly 2.21 per cent, while the daily death rate among COVID-19 patients was 2.6 per cent.

A total of 17,249 virus tests were also conducted on Saturday, bringing the cumulative number of coronavirus tests administered since the outbreak of the pandemic to 9,170,029, according to the statement.

The statement added that 1,238 recoveries were registered in hospitals and home quarantine on Saturday, expecting the total number of recoveries after finishing the 14-day quarantine period to stand at 771,842.

The statement added that there are currently 12,140 active COVID-19 cases in Jordan.

A total of 63 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals on Saturday, taking the number of patients currently receiving care for COVID-19 in hospitals to 615, the statement said, adding that 46 recovered patients left hospitals.

On hospital capacities, the statement revealed that in the northern region the occupancy rate of isolation beds occupied by COVID-19 patients reached 9 per cent, ICU beds reached 10 per cent, while occupancy rate of ventilators stood at 10 per cent.

In the central region, isolation bed occupancy rate reached 19 per cent, 28 per cent for ICUs and 11 per cent for ventilators.

The statement added that the southern region registered an isolation bed occupancy rate of 9 per cent, 14 per cent for ICUs, and 9 per cent for ventilators.

The cases comprised 127 infections in Amman, 79 Zarqa, 41 in Irbid, 34 in Aqaba, 23 in Tafileh, 16 in Karak, 16 in Jerash, 14 in Maan, 11 in Ajloun, nine in Mafraq, two in Petra district, and one in Ramtha District.

The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 3,422,595 while 2,868,623 have received their second shot.

The number of people who have registered on the vaccination platform has reached 3,910,970.

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