Six new coronavirus cases were confirmed today, bringing the caseload to 268, including people who recovered, the Minister of Health, Saad Jaber, has announced.

During a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management, the Minister said that among the infected are two who had direct contact with an infected citizen in Amman anf four people in Irbid governorate.  

"Four people have been discharged from Prince Hamzah Hospital after they recovered," Jaber confirmed.

"People who had contact with the infected Palestinian students who left Jordan tested negative for the virus," the Minister said.

A summary of the coronavirus cases in Jordan:

-Caseload: 274
-Cases confirmed today: 6
-Recovered: 30
-Deaths: 5
-Active cases: 239