Jordan confirms 23 new coronavirus cases, including 6 in Amman

The Minister of Health, Saad Jaber, has announced that 23 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Jordan today, bringing the total number of cases reported since the beginning of the crisis to 831.

The new cases are:

-11 Jordanian citizens who have recently returned from Pakistan and were quarantined in a hotel.

-Six truck drivers who were tested at the Al-Omari Border Crossing, including a Jordanian citizen and five Arab nationals.

-Six people who contracted the virus from an infected dentist in Amman. 

During a press conference at the Prime Ministry building, the Minister 20 new recovery cases were reported in the Kingdom today.

"A total of 6,650 random tests have been conducted today," Jaber confirmed.