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Three deaths, 3,816 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Jan 18

Published: 18 Jan 2022 - 02:52 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 02:57 pm
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Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 3,816 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on January 18, 2022.

Cases
Cases among community: 3,501
Cases among travelers: 315
Total number Covid-19 cases today: 3,816
Total number of active cases: 42,144
Total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now: 307,056

Recovery
Recovered cases in the last 24 hours: 3,386
Total number of recovered cases till now: 264,282

Death
Number of deaths in the last 24 hours: 3 (72, 85, and 89-year-old)
Total number of deaths till now: 630

Vaccines
Number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the last 24 hrs: 31,928
Total number of booster doses administered till now: 514,708
Total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered since the start of vaccination campaign: 5,479,206

Covid-19 Test
Number of people tested for the first time in the last 24 hrs: 2,691
Total number of tests in the last 24 hrs: 35,862
Total number of people tested till now: 3,270,498

ICU
Number of ICU admissions in the last 24 hrs: 9
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the ICU: 88

Hospitalisation
Number of acute hospital admissions in the last 24 hrs: 90
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital: 592

With Covid-19 still a threat in the country, 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.