Qatar reports 1,526 new coronavirus cases

179 coronavirus patients recover; one new fatality

Last updated: May 16, 2020 | 16:12

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A field hospital set up by Qatari authorities to treat people infected with the coronavirus is pictured on May 11, in Doha.

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Dubai: Another 1,526 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Qatar, bringing the total number of cases in Qatar to 25,149, ‏ Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Tuesday.

The ministry added that 179 more patients had recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of patients recovered to 3,019. One more death has also been confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 14 deaths so far.

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