Iraq: Covid-19 : 282,672 cases; 7,881 deaths

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Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ori...-religion.html

Iraq Pulse
Iraqi government officials, clerics unite against COVID-19
Hassan Ali Ahmed March 25, 2020

BAGHDAD — As the number of coronavirus cases grows rapidly in Iraq, the Shiite religious establishment is offering to help the government, campaigning against extremist groups that oppose health experts' recommendation to close holy shrines and mosques.

On March 24, Iraq reported a total of 316 coronavirus cases and 27 deaths, an increase of 50 new cases and four more deaths overnight, a substantial increase in number...

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Source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/wor...th-toll-601542

Iraq confirms 30 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
The Iraqi Health Ministry has confirmed two more deaths from COVID-19 and 30 new cases, bringing the total number of the infected to 346.
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Baghdad Published on: March 26, 2020 8:37 IST


Iraq confirms 30 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

The Iraqi Health Ministry has confirmed two more deaths from COVID-19 and 30 new cases, bringing the total number of the infected to 346...

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Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-c...m-iraq/1781781
US orders departure of some gov’t employees from Iraq
Move comes due to ‘security conditions and restricted travel options’ as result of coronavirus pandemic, US embassy says
Ali Jawad | 27.03.2020
US orders departure of some gov’t employees from Iraq

BAGHDAD

The U.S. State Department has ordered some U.S. government employees at diplomatic facilities in Iraq to leave the country due to “security conditions and restricted travel options” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s embassy in Iraq said.

“[…] the State Department has ordered the departure of designated U.S. Government employees at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, and the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil,” the embassy said in a statement.

It said visa services would remain suspended, adding the U.S. government has also limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Iraq.

The decision came after two Katyusha rockets targeted the Green Zone in Baghdad.

Iraqi health officials reported 38 deaths from the coronavirus so far, along with 382 infections...

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WHO EMRO- 458 cases; 40 deaths: https://twitter.com/WHOEMRO/status/1...754755/photo/1

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506 cases; 42 death: https://en.trend.az/world/other/3214353.html

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Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid...-officials-say

Iraqi Shiite pilgrims returning from Syria test positive for coronavirus, officials say
by REUTERS
BAGHDAD Mid-East
Mar 29, 2020 10:45 pm GMT+3

Some Shiite pilgrims returning to Iraq from Syria have tested positive for COVID-19, raising concern that such pilgrim travel could be a source of a larger spread of the disease around the country, a senior Iraqi official and health officials said Sunday.

So far, Iraq has recorded 547 coronavirus cases and 42 deaths, most of them in the past week.

Health authorities said there were at least 11 cases of coronavirus in the Shiite holy city of Kerbala among pilgrims who returned last week from Syria after visiting a Shiite shrine there, according to the governor of Kerbala...

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/i...ta-878928.html

Iraq Confirms 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Reaches 630 - Health Ministry

Muhammad Irfan 17 hours ago Tue 31st March 2020 | 01:10 AM
Iraq Confirms 83 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Reaches 630 - Health Ministry

CAIRO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st March, 2020) Iraq has recorded 83 new coronavirus cases, and the total number of people infected with COVID-19 in the middle Eastern country has increased to 630, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

The central Najaf province has recorded 18 cases, the biggest daily increase among the Iraqi provinces, according to the ministry...

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Iraq Says 65 Cases of Coronavirus Registered in 24 Hours


18 more patients recovered from the virus

BasNews 01/04/2020 - 01:49
ERBIL - A total of 65 new cases of the coronavirus have been registered in Iraq in the past 24 hours, the health ministry revealed in a statement.

A dozen of people tested positive for the novel virus in the capital Baghdad while four others were in Basra province, the ministry said.

Another 22 cases were confirmed in Najaf, two in Diyala, and another was in Dhi Qar provinces, the ministry added...http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/...cMSjSMRHgz2OBA

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Source: https://menafn.com/1099948910/Iraq-4...9-65-new-cases

Iraq: 4 more deaths from COVID-19, 65 new cases
4/1/2020 11:36:17 AM

(MENAFN) 4 more fatalities from coronavirus and 65 new cases were registered in Iraq, increasing the total number of the infections to 694, as said by the Iraqi Health Ministry.


According to a statement by the ministry, the new cases are 12 in the capital Baghdad, 22 in Najaf, 11 in each Sulaimaniyah and Karbala, 4 in Basra, 2 in Diyala and 1 in Erbil, Kirkuk and Dhi Qar each...


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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/ir...9-1-april-2020

Iraq: COVID-19 Situation Report No. 9, 1 April 2020

Source OCHA

Published1 Apr 2020

KEY MESSAGES
• 695 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iraq as of 1 April 2020
• 50 fatalities confirmed due to COVID-19 as of 1 April 2020
• 170 patients who have recovered from the virus
• Curfews/airport closures extended
• WHO expects spike in recorded cases due to increased testing
• New ministerial high committee formed

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138939126.htm

Iraq's COVID-19 cases rise to 728
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-02 03:33:16|Editor: huaxia

BAGHDAD, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a total of 728 COVID-19 cases and up to 52 deaths across the country...

...So far, out of the total confirmed cases, 52 died and 182 others recovered, according to the statement...

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Source: https://whbl.com/news/articles/2020/...-section=world

Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
Thursday, April 02, 2020 10:32 a.m. CDT by Thomson Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official.

The sources all spoke on condition of anonymity. Iraqi authorities have instructed medical staff not to speak to media.

Iraq's health ministry, the only official outlet for information on the COVID-19 disease, could not immediately be reached for comment. Reuters sent voice and written messages asking its spokesman if the actual number of confirmed cases was higher than the ministry had reported and if so why.

The ministry said in its latest daily statement on Thursday that the total recorded confirmed cases for Iraq were 772, with 54 deaths...

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Source: https://indiablooms.com/health-detai...se-to-820.html


Iraq's COVID-19 cases rise to 820
India Blooms News Service | 04 Apr 2020, 12:02 pm

Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Health Ministry on Friday confirmed a total of 820 COVID-19 cases and up to 54 deaths across the country.

Out of the 48 cases confirmed during the past 24 hours, five in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 12 in Dhi Qar, 11 in Sulaimaniyah, nine in Najaf, four in Basra, three in Erbil, one in the provinces of Kirkuk, Muthanna, Babil and Anbar each, the ministry said in a statement.

No deaths were registered during the day, according to the statement...

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Iraq Suspends Reuters License Over COVID-19 Report: https://www.voanews.com/press-freedo...ovid-19-report

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138947902.htm

Iraq confirms 58 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-05 01:23:55|Editor: huaxia

BAGHDAD, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed two more deaths from COVID-19 and 58 new cases, as the total number of infections climbed to 878.

Out of the 58 cases confirmed during the past 24 hours, three are in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 34 in Najaf, nine in Basra, six in Erbil, four in Sulaimaniyah and one in Diyala and another in Muthanna, the ministry said in a statement...

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138949913.htm

BAGHDAD, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 83 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 961.

The death toll of the novel coronavirus reached 61, said the ministry in a statement.

Out of the 83 new cases confirmed during the past 24 hours, 27 are in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 18 in Erbil, 10 in Basra, six in each of Muthanna and Najaf, five in Diyala, four in each of Karbala and Kirkuk, and one in each of the provinces of Sulaimaniyah, Babil and Dhi Qar, the ministry said.

So far, 961 cases have been confirmed in the country, of whom up to 61 have died and 279 others recovered, according to the statement.

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._138952119.htm

COVID-19 cases exceed 1,000 in Iraq
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-07 01:08:22|Editor: huaxia

BAGHDAD, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Health Ministry on Monday said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,031, and the death toll reached 64 in the country.

Out of the 70 cases confirmed during the past 24 hours, four are in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 41 in Erbil, nine in Basra, seven in Dhi Qar, four in Najaf, three in Sulaimaniyah, two in Karbala, the ministry said in a statement.

So far, 1,031 cases have been confirmed in the country, of whom up to 64 have died and 344 others were recovered, according to the statement...