Qatar overall COVID-19 cases jump to 71,817

In Qatar 24,248 are active cases still receiving medication at various medical facilities

Last updated: June 09, 2020 | 16:14

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Pigeons linger around a fountain at Qatar's touristic Souq Waqif bazar in the capital Doha, on May 17, 2020, as the country begins enforcing the world's toughest penalties for failing to wear masks in public while it battles one of the world's highest coronavirus infection rates. More than 30,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the tiny Gulf country, 1.1 percent of the 2.75 million population, although just 15 people have died. Violators of the new rules will face up to three years in jail and fines of as much as $55,000.

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Dubai: Qatar has announced five more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,721 new cases, a record number of daily reported fatalities and infections.

This takes the country’s tally of deaths to 62, while the total number of infections has jumped to 71,817, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday.

The ministry revealed the full recovery of 1,634 COVID-19 patients, pushing to 47,569 the total recovered cases, while 24,248 are active cases still receiving medication at various medical facilities in the country.

Among the newly detected cases 16 critical, bringing the total critically ill patients to 236 under incentive care, according the latest update on coronavirus.

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