Qatar reports biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections
Doha also reports one death, recovery of 37 others
Dubai: A total of 567 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Qatar, the biggest daily increase to date, bringing the total number of infections to 6,015, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
QNA also announced one more death from the virus, taking the death toll in the country to 9, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Another 37 COVID-19 patients have recovered, raising the total recoveries in Qatar to 555, the ministry said in a statement issued today. The 56-year-old deceased who was suffering from a chronic disease died because of complications due to being infected with COVID-19.
The ministry has been ramping up its efforts to contain the outbreak by conducting thousands of tests. So far, Qatar has conducted 64,620 tests.
Most of the new cases reported on Sunday are of migrant workers who were tested after coronavirus patients were traced. All newly-infected cases have been put into isolation and are receiving the necessary medical care, QNA added.