Amman, October 01, 2021, SPA -- 9 new deaths and 778 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Jordan on Friday, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. With today’s fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased to 10,727 and 824,697 respectively, since the outbreak began in March of 2020, according to the Ministry of Health daily brief. The number of cases that required admission to hospitals today stood at 68, while 59 cases have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. --SPA 20:32 LOCAL TIME 17:32 GMT 0015 www.spa.gov.sa/w1629255