The Minister of Health, Saad Jaber, has announced that 12 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Jordan today, bringing the total number of cases reported since the beginning of the crisis to 672.

The new cases are:

- A truck driver who was tested at the Al-Omari border crossing.

- Two persons returning from the United States.

- Five persons returning from the United Arab Emirates.

-One person in Mafraq.

- A barber who had direct contact with the infected truck driver in the Jawa area, south of Amman.

"11 new recovery cases were recorded today," Jaber said.

A summary of the coronavirus cases in Jordan:

-Total cases: 684

-Cases confirmed today: 12

-Recovered: 457

-Deaths: 9

-Active cases: 158