The total number of coronavirus cases in Jordan has reached 389, as eight new cases were confirmed today, the Minister of Health, Saad Jaber, has announced.

The new cases are three people in the northern Hashmi (Hashmi Al Shamali) building in Amman, one person who contracted the virus from his infected father, one who had contact with an infected person and three cases discovered during random tests conducted by the epidemiological investigation teams, the Minister said during a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management.

"24 recovery cases were reported today, of which 20 at Prince Hamzah Hospital in Amman, three at King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid and one at the Queen Alia Military Hospital," Jaber confirmed.

A summary of the coronavirus cases in Jordan:

-Total cases: 389
-Cases confirmed today: 8
-Recovered: 201
-Deaths: 7
-Active cases: 181