Doha [Qatar], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Wednesday announced 271 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 148,000, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

Meanwhile, 132 more recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 144,350, while the fatalities remained 248 for the third day running, according to a ministry statement quoted by QNA.

A total of 1,333,825 people in Qatar have taken lab tests for COVID-19 so far. (ANI/Xinhua)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)