Iraq records 83 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in one day: health ministry
Iraqi authorities recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths on Sunday, according to the health ministry.
By province, 27 cases were documented in Baghdad province, ten in Basra, six in Najaf, six in Muthanna, five in Diyala, four in Karbala, four in Kirkuk, one in Dhi Qar,one in Babil, and one in the Kurdistan Region province of Sulaimani.
The 83 cases include the 18 recorded in Erbil and announced by the Kurdistan Regional Government health ministry earlier on Sunday.
Of the five deaths, two were recorded in Baghdad, one in Najaf, one in Sulaimani, and one in Diyala.
Twenty people have recovered, including eight in Karbala, five in Najaf, two in Basra, two in Baghdad, one in Diyala, one in Muthana, and one in Babil.
The number of cases in Iraq including the Kurdistan Region now totals 961. Of these, 61 have died and 279 have recovered.
By Lawk Ghafuri
By province, 27 cases were documented in Baghdad province, ten in Basra, six in Najaf, six in Muthanna, five in Diyala, four in Karbala, four in Kirkuk, one in Dhi Qar,one in Babil, and one in the Kurdistan Region province of Sulaimani.
The 83 cases include the 18 recorded in Erbil and announced by the Kurdistan Regional Government health ministry earlier on Sunday.
Of the five deaths, two were recorded in Baghdad, one in Najaf, one in Sulaimani, and one in Diyala.
Twenty people have recovered, including eight in Karbala, five in Najaf, two in Basra, two in Baghdad, one in Diyala, one in Muthana, and one in Babil.
The number of cases in Iraq including the Kurdistan Region now totals 961. Of these, 61 have died and 279 have recovered.
By Lawk Ghafuri