Jordan s health situation has worsened over the past week as Mena vaccine investments continue
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 6,079,873 on 15 March, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.
Countries in the GCC account for about 24 per cent (1,468,901) of all regional cases, and Iran’s 1,754,933 confirmed infections make up 29 per cent of the regional 6 million infections.
Since
8 March, 228,329 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in 17 Mena countries tracked by MEED.
Case growth has been driven by countries such as Jordan, where total infections grew from 427,717 on 8 March to 477,053 on 15 March.
The healthcare situation has worsened in Jordan over the past week, with Health Minister Nazir Obeidat resigning after at least seven Covid-19 patients died when a hospital’s oxygen supply failed on 13 March.
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