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The highest daily recorded numbers in Iraq were more than 6000 infections in the past few days. (Photo: Reuters)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced 7,300 new cases of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours.
It is the highest daily number recorded by Iraq since the outbreak of the virus, and could push authorities to take a decision to reinstate a curfew and complete closure of public spaces.
Iraq had seen around 6,000 infections daily over the past few days, and the health ministry said in its daily report that 33 people had died in the previous 24 hours in 13 provinces, including in the Kurdistan Region. The government has blamed the rise on the UK strain of the virus.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported a new daily record high of 1,135 COVID-19 cases in 2021, bringing the total nationwide cases to 621,755. The new cases included 502 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 103 in Karbala, 94 in Najaf, and 64 in Kirkuk, while the other cases were detected in other provinces, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry also reported 11 new deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 13,068, and 1,210 new recovered cases, bringing the total recoveries to 594,594. Hassan Nadhim, spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said at a press conference after the weekly cabinet meeting that the government decided to impose strict compliance with protective measures on all workers in the ministries and other institutions, as well as banning gatherings.
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