COVID-19: Iraq records 1,766 new infections and 33 deaths in 24 hours
With just 1,766 new infections with coronavirus and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours, Iraq continues to record a decrease in the number of infections, with an increase in the recovery cases.
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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – With just 1,766 new infections with coronavirus and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours, Iraq continued on Sunday to report a decrease in the number of daily virus cases.
The number is a significant drop compared to those Iraqi authorities reported in September when cases reached highs of 5,000. It is unclear what the causes of reduced infections are, amid lax lockdown measures and an apparent limited public compliance with health precautions.
Over the past recent months, public health officials have repeatedly called on citizens to take preventative measures seriously, as successive studies into the highly contagious disease indicate lasting symptoms among those officially classified as recoveries.
The virus appears to be damaging the lining of blood vessels in organs such as the brain, kidneys, heart, and lungs. This could lead to a significant global increase in vascular diseases, such as strokes and heart attacks.
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Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement Sunday that it had conducted 23,914 tests in the past 24 hours, making for a total of 3,268,102 tests carried out since the beginning of the outbreak.
According to the health ministry’s figures, the total number of infections in Iraq has reached 535,321, including 465,452 recoveries and 11,958 deaths.
The Iraqi health minister, Hassan Al-Tamimi, discussed with the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad, Fatih Yildiz, heightened cooperation between the two countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and ways to improve access to medical services to the Iraqi community in Turkey, the Iraqi ministry said.
Tamimi pointed to “great developments” within Iraq’s response capacity to the deadly virus.
The coronavirus has infected more than 58.8 million people worldwide and killed near 1.4 million, according to Johns Hopkins University’s database. The actual figures could be dramatically higher due to insufficient testing capabilities or underreporting.
Editing by Khrush Najari