8 COVID deaths, 1,027 cases recorded Thursday

By JT - Sep 30,2021 - Last updated at Sep 30,2021

A total of 31,384 virus tests were conducted on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number of coronavirus tests administered since the outbreak of the pandemic to 10,074,026, according to the government (JT file photo)

AMMAN — Eight COVID-19 deaths and 1,027 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, increasing the caseload to 823,919, the government announced.

The new fatalities took the Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll to 10,718 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 the positive rate, stood at nearly 3.27 per cent.

A total of 31,384 virus tests were also conducted on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number of coronavirus tests administered since the outbreak of the pandemic to 10,074,026, according to the statement.

The statement added that 790 recoveries were registered in hospitals and home quarantine on Thursday, expecting the total number of recoveries after finishing the 14-day quarantine period to stand at 800,745.

The statement added that there are currently 12,456 active COVID-19 cases in Jordan.

A total of 62 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals on Thursday, taking the number of patients currently receiving care for COVID-19 in hospitals to 451, the statement said, adding that 67 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 11 per cent, ICU beds reached 19 per cent, while occupancy rate of ventilators stood at 8 per cent.

In the central region, isolation bed occupancy rate reached 12 per cent, 21 per cent ICUs and 7 per cent for ventilators.

The statement added that the southern region registered an isolation beds occupancy rate of 8 per cent, 11 per cent for ICUs and 10 per cent for ventilators.

The cases comprised 427 infections in Amman, 143 in Irbid, 69 in Balqa, 84 in Zarqa, 11 in Madaba, 80 in Aqaba, 38 in Mafraq, 26 in Jerash, 32 in Ajloun, 43 in Karak, 15 in Tafileh, 47 in Maan, seven in Ramtha District, and five in Petra District.

The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 3,413,321 while 3,288,984 got their second shot.

The number of people who have registered on the vaccination platform has reached 4,139,902.

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