Seven deaths, 646 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on May 2

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 646 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 1,480 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 192,551. Out of 646 new cases, 391 are community cases and 255 from travellers returning from abroad. The ministry also announced seven deaths of people 43, 45, 47, 54, 55, 77 and 81 years of age, taking the total death toll as of today to 472. Six of them had chronic diseases and all of them received necessary medical care, MoPH said. Eight were admitted to intensive care in the last 24 hours, and 341 people continue to receive medical attention in ICU. There are 24 cases of hospital admissions in the last 24 hours taking the total number of patients in the hospital to 764. The total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar is 206,948 and there are 13,925 active cases under treatment. 4,410 people were tested for the first time in the last 24 hours (12,789 tests in total) taking the total tests done so far to 1,913,127 tests. 24,911 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 1,603,913.  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.MENAFN02052021000063011010ID1102014171