The total number of Jordanian pharmacists who have died from coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic rose to 21, announced the Jordan Pharmacists Association (JPA) Wednesday.

The head of the JPA Zaid Al-Kilani said that 19 deaths were recorded among males, and two deaths among females.

Earlier Wednesday, another Jordanian doctor, Khalaf Abdul Karim Al-Raggad, has died due to his infection with the coronavirus, bringing the total number of Jordanian doctors who have died from the virus since the beginning of the pandemic to 42.

Tuesday, the Kingdom exceeded 6,000 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.