Qatar records 177 new Covid-19 cases on September 2

Doha, Qatar

Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 177 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 201 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 229,964.

Out of 177 new cases, 103 are community cases and 74 from travellers returning from abroad.

No death was reported in the last 24 hours. The total death toll from Covid-19 stands at 602.

25,561 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 4,479,962.

The total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now is 233,087 and there are 2,521 active cases under treatment.

5,778 people were tested for the first time in the last 24 hours (29,123 tests in total) taking the total tests done so far to 2,515,606 tests.

2 persons were admitted in intensive care in the last 24 hours and 24 people continue to receive medical attention in ICU.

There were 7 cases of hospital admissions in the last 24 hours taking the total number of patients in the hospital to 77.

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.