DOHA, June 8 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s health ministry, on Sunday, announced 1,595 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 68,790.
“Some 1,811 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 44,338, while three others died, raising the fatalities up to 54,” the official Qatar News Agency reported, quoting a statement by the ministry.
It revealed that infections had doubled, due to people’s gatherings and visits, and ignoring of preventive measures recommended by the government, the most important of which is staying at home and maintaining social distancing.
A total of 255,533 persons in Qatar have undergone lab tests for COVID-19 so far, it added.– NNN-QNA
