Middle EastJordan records 111 COVID deaths, its highest daily toll yet
Reuters
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Medical staff members assist a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Amman, Jordan March 23, 2021. Picture taken March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Muath Freij
Jordan reported 111 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since the pandemic started, the health ministry said.
It reported 6,570 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative total to 611,577 cases along with 6,858 deaths.
The surge since early February, blamed on the fast spread
of a variant first identified in Britain, has put Jordanâs