Jordan records 16 deaths and 743 new coronavirus cases

Jordan recorded 16 deaths and 743 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 719,976.

The death toll has risen to 9,092.

The cases are:

-192 in Amman

-118 in Zarqa

-90 in Irbid, including four in Ramtha

-73 in Karak

-54 in Mafraq

-49 in Tafilah

-42 in Balqa

-35 in Aqaba

-29 in Jerash

-27 in Ajloun

-20 in Madaba

-14 in Ma'an, including six in Petra

A total of 92 cases have been admitted to the hospitals, and 102 have been discharged upon recovery.

There are a total of 7,307 active COVID-19 cases.

A total of 2,386  recoveries have been recorded from hospitals and home quarantine, bringing the total amount of recoveries since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis to 703,577.

There are 963 patients receiving treatment in hospitals.

A total of 14,689 PCR tests were conducted, bringing the total to 6,839,470.

Sunday, 4.96 percent of PCR tests came back positive, in comparison to 5.95 percent on Saturday.