ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Almost 80,000 people in the Kurdistan Region have been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to Tuesday figures from the health ministry.
The health ministry announced on Tuesday afternoon that 1,235 people had contracted COVID-19 and 23 had died from the virus in the previous 24 hours.
A total of 79,451 cases have been recorded in the Kurdistan Region, according to the ministry, with 50,294 recoveries and 2,532 deaths.
The first case of the virus was recorded in the Region on March 1, and prompted partial and complete lockdowns which were lifted in the summer.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials have stressed multiple times that they will not impose further lockdowns again due to their negative impact on businesses.
The KRG reopened schools in late September, after seven months of closure, but closed them on Sunday after some 6,000 students and teachers contracted the virus.
The government has introduced fines for those who do not wear masks: it fines people 20,000 IQD ($16) if they do not wear masks in public areas and 50,000 IQD ($40) if they are not wearing a mask while driving with passengers.
Some restrictions, including bans on weddings and wakes remain in place.
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