Jordan on Monday recorded 5,877 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily spike in the country so far, raising the tally to 81,743.
Up to 3,361 cases were reported in Amman, 623 in Irbid, and 884 in Zarqa. The remaining cases were distributed in other provinces.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the virus climbed to 913 as 47 more fatalities were announced on Monday.
A total of 33,846 PCR tests have been conducted, which is a dramatic increase in daily tests throughout the kingdom.
Last Saturday, the virus claimed the lives of nine doctors, pushing medical professionals to demand a guarantee for their safety, given that they are in direct contact with a big number of infections daily.
For its part, the Jordanian Doctors Syndicate complained against the shortage of cadres in hospital dedicated to treat COVID-19 patients. This caused exhaustion among the health sector staff and widespread infections among doctors and nurses.
Some Jordanian doctors created groups on social media networks to give a glance of the challenges they are facing.
