Al- Balbisi: 45% reduction in Corona infections in the last epidemiological week

 Al – anbat – Diana Al-nobani

The Prime Minister's Health Adviser and the official in charge of the COVID-19 crisis Dr. Adel Al-Balbissi reported a 45% reduction in Corona infection of 1731 cases during last week's Epidemic 13, compared to 3171 cases in Week 12.

In statements to Jordanian news agency PETRA on Sunday, Balbisi stated that the number of deaths in the past week was 17 compared to 28 deaths in the epidemiological week 12, a decrease by 39%.

Indicating that 45,728 PCR tests were conducted during week 13, compared to 48,944 tests during week 12, a decrease by 6.6%.

He also noted that the number of cases currently hospitalized is 124 cases, compared to 183 during week 12, a decrease by 32%. While, positive tests were 3.78% compared to 6.5% during the epidemiological week 12, a decrease by 42%.

The number of active cases was 1227 compared to 2175 cases during week 12, a decrease by almost 43%. The proportion of cases in the 10-17 age group was about 7% compared to 10% during the previous week. While, the infection rate in the 6 – 9 age group was 1% compared to 2% the previous week.

The National Vaccination Program reported that the number of given doses for the first dose was 9884 compared to 8171 during the previous week, the second dose was 17883 compared 12408 and the third dose was 6932 compared to 7784, with a total of 34699 compared to 28363 during the 12th week, an increase by about 22%.

He pointed out that the total number of given first doses reached 4740611 with a percentage of 74% of the target group 18 years and above, the total number of given second doses reached 4455974 with a percentage of 70% of the target group 18 years and above, whereas the total number of the given third dose was 634746 doses.

Regarding the vaccination in the age group 12-17 years, Al-Belbisi explained that the number of recipients of the first dose amounted to 220056 by 25 %, and the second dose 176300 by 20 %, indicating that the vaccination of the age group 5-11 years amounted to 172 for the first dose, and for the second dose 84.

He stressed the importance of the obligation to wear masks in closed areas, and receiving vaccination in first, second and third for those who had been vaccinated for three months or more in order to control the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom.