The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday reported 2,974 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among community and 693 among travellers. The MoPH also recorded 411 recoveries from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovered in Qatar to 247,553.



Vaccination data:
5,275,659 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the start of the programme.
7,109 vaccine doses have been administered in the past 24 hours.
331,437 booster vaccine doses have been administered to date.
86.4% of the total population are now fully vaccinated with two doses.

New daily cases of Covid-19 has increased during the recent weeks. Omicron mutant has been detected in Qatar, which forms a danger posed by the emergence of new cases of Covid-19. Evidence so far shows that the Omicron mutant is the most prevalent, even today, and that the countries in which the Omicron mutant appears are rapidly registering infections. The Ministry of Public Health warned of the danger of the stage in fighting the virus, and stressed the importance of qualified members of society receiving the booster dose without any delay.