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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar on Tuesday registered 1,742 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), and 1,481 new recovered cases, bringing the total number of recoveries to 11,844. Two more people also succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 28.
In a statement, the Ministry of Public Health said 19 people were admitted to intensive care due to the virus, bringing the total number of cases in intensive care to 205.
The ministry said the new cases are due to expatriate workers who were infected with the virus as a result of contact with individuals who were previously infected, in addition to recording of new cases of infection among groups of workers in different regions.
Cases of infection have also increased among citizens and residents as a result of contact with infected family members who had been infected in the workplace or through visits and family gatherings. The new confirmed cases of infection have been put in complete isolation at various medical facilities in the country, where they receive the necessary healthcare.
The ministry stated that the two new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours were of patients aged 58 and 60 years old, who were suffering from chronic diseases and received treatment in intensive care.
The ministry extended condolences and sympathy to the families of the deceased.
Doha
Qatar on Tuesday registered 1,742 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), and 1,481 new recovered cases, bringing the total number of recoveries to 11,844. Two more people also succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 28.
In a statement, the Ministry of Public Health said 19 people were admitted to intensive care due to the virus, bringing the total number of cases in intensive care to 205.
The ministry said the new cases are due to expatriate workers who were infected with the virus as a result of contact with individuals who were previously infected, in addition to recording of new cases of infection among groups of workers in different regions.
Cases of infection have also increased among citizens and residents as a result of contact with infected family members who had been infected in the workplace or through visits and family gatherings. The new confirmed cases of infection have been put in complete isolation at various medical facilities in the country, where they receive the necessary healthcare.
The ministry stated that the two new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours were of patients aged 58 and 60 years old, who were suffering from chronic diseases and received treatment in intensive care.
The ministry extended condolences and sympathy to the families of the deceased.
