The Minister of Health, Saad Jaber, has announced that 18 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Jordan today.

During a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management, the Minister said that the new cases are six non-Jordanian truck drivers who were found infected with the virus at the borders and 12 people who had direct contact with the infected truck driver in the Al-Khanaseri area in Mafraq governorate.

The Minister added that two recovery cases were reported today in the Kingdom.

"4,500 random tests have been conducted today, bringing the total number of tests conducted since the beginning of the crisis to 115,526 total," Jaber confirmed.

A summary of the coronavirus cases in Jordan:

-Total cases: 540
-Cases confirmed today: 18
-Recovered: 389
-Deaths: 9
-Active cases: 93