COVID-19: Kurdistan Region records over 380 new cases in past 24 hours

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Region’s health ministry announced over 380 COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections to 97,000 cases since the advent of the pandemic.

In their daily coronavirus update, officials from the regional health ministry announced 389 new infections over the previous 24 hours out of more than 4,414 tests that were completed in that period.

In contrast, 325 patients recovered across the region, according to health authorities, raising the number of recoverees to 60,688 cases.

Health authorities also announced 23 deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 3,169.

It is important to note that a “recovery” only indicates that a patient is no longer being actively treated by health professionals—not that they have fully recovered from the disease.

The Kurdistan Region has witnessed a decrease in the number of new daily virus infections, after weeks of alarming surges in cases, reaching as high as 1,600 in a single day.

The region has seen 97,005 COVID-19 cases to date, per official figures.

Officials have attributed the recent spike in the number of patients—at times over 1,000 new daily cases—primarily to the public’s failure to follow mandated health measures to stem the spread of the disease.

On Saturday, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani similarly warned in a tweet, “#COVID19 remains a threat and we must stay vigilant. Please wear masks and follow official guidelines. Only together we can continue to curb the number of new infections.”

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany