COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan: Epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings

•A COVID-19 outbreak in northern Jordan caused mild illness presentation and most cases shared a common exposure.•Young individuals and females were mainly affected in this outbreak.•The majority and more of the asymptomatic patients, reported receiving BCG immunization.•Inflammatory markers were elevated in most cases and Elevated ESR was a predictor to abnormal chest radiograph findings.•Early and strict response measures limited COVID-19 spread in Jordan and contributed to the lenient nature of the outbreak.