Qatar records 145 new Covid-19 cases, 88 recoveries on Nov 18

Latest Update on Covid-19 cases in Qatar

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 145 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 88 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered people in Qatar to 239,235.

Out of the 145 new cases, 118 are community cases and 27 from travellers returning from abroad.

The total COVID-19 death toll in the country is now at 611.

The total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now is 241,672 and there are 1,826 active cases under treatment.

A total of 6,821 people were tested for the first time in the last 24 hours (16,961 tests in total) taking the total tests done so far to 2,929,877 tests.

There were 2 new admissions in intensive care (ICU) in the last 24 hours and 14 people continued to receive medical attention in ICU.

There were 10 cases of hospital admissions in the last 24 hours taking the total number of patients in the hospital to 102.

A total of 4,901,128 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to community members since the start of the vaccination programme.

A total of 6,192 of Covid-19 vaccines were administered during the past 24 hours.

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 the 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.