Jordan reported 6,454 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, its highest one-day tally since the pandemic started, official health data showed on Tuesday.
The new cases were up from 5,861 reported on Monday in the country of 10 million people. In total, Jordan has recorded 155,993 cases since March, along with 1,909 deaths.
The surge in the last two months has put Jordan's infection numbers above those of most of its Middle East neighbors and reverses months of success in containing the outbreak.
The kingdom also posted 66 deaths with an alarming spike linked to COVID-19 in the daily tally since the start of the month. It posted a record 91 new deaths last Tuesday.