Nine new coronavirus cases were recorded in Jordan on Saturday, including four local cases, bringing the total number since the beginning of the crisis to 1,246.

The local cases include; two cases who were in contact with an infected person in Irbid, a 60-year-old woman in Irbid and a man in Mafraq who works at the Jaber Border Crossing.

Two cases involve people from abroad who are currently staying in hotel quarantine — one travelled from Saudi Arabia and one from UAE.

The three other cases involve Jordanian truck drivers who have entered from Saudi Arabia via Al-Omari border crossing.

No recovery cases were recorded today.

A total of 5,827 COVID-19 tests were conducted today, bringing the total number of tests conducted since the beginning of the crisis to 640,548.