By Joanne Serrieh

DUBAI -- Qatar reported 1,491 new coronavirus cases and one fatality over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 30,481, according to the health ministry.

As the country's cases continue to increase, its death toll has remained low with only 16 fatalities reported to date. Qatar has also seen increasing recoveries daily with 966 new recoveries, raising the total to 6,600 so far.

The health ministry has administered 4,255 tests over the past 24 hours and 170,437 total since the virus was first detected in the country. -- Al Arabiya English