DOHA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's health ministry on Friday announced 1,754 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 65,495.
"Some 1,467 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 40,935, while four others died, raising the fatalities up to 49," the official Qatar News Agency reported, quoting a statement by the ministry.
It revealed that infections had doubled due to people's gatherings and visits, and ignoring of preventive measures recommended by the government, the most important of which is staying at home and maintaining social distancing.
A total of 246,362 persons in Qatar have undergone lab tests for COVID-19 so far, it added. Enditem
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