Amman, September 17, 2021, SPA -- 8 new deaths and 790 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 10,594 and 812,253 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 80, while 82 cases have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. --SPA 22:02 LOCAL TIME 19:02 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1619545