Three Covid-19 deaths on March 24 as Qatar reports 570 cases

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 570 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 377 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 161,488. Out of 570 new cases, 494 are community cases and 76 from travellers returning from abroad. The ministry also announced the three deaths ages 43, 66 and 79-year-old, taking the total death toll as of today to 278. There are 207 cases of hospital admissions in the last 24 hours taking the total number of patients in the hospital to 1244. 28 were admitted to intensive care in the last 24 hours, and so 224 people continue to receive medical attention in ICU. The total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar is 175,332 and there are 13,566 active cases under treatment. 7,034 people were tested for the first time in the last 24 hours (10,811 tests in total) taking the total tests done so far to 1,686,747 tests. 20,864 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered during the past 24 hours. The total number of vaccine doses administered since the start of the vaccination campaign is 658,325. What you can do With the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Qatar, it is important for everyone to play their role in controlling the virus by following precautionary measures: - Adherence to physical distancing. - Avoid close contact with others, crowded places and confined closed spaces where other people congregate. - Wearing a face mask - Washing hands regularly. Anyone suffering from COVID-19 symptoms should contact 16000 helpline immediately. This is important as the earlier the disease is detected the easier it will be to receive the right treatment and recover from it.MENAFN24032021000063011010ID1101804304