Iraq reports record 8,818 daily COVID-19 cases ANI | Updated: Jul 07, 2021 07:21 IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,388,323.
The ministry also confirmed 31 new deaths, bringing the death toll from the virus to 17,376, while the total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 5,998 to 1,277,242.
A total of 11,988,129 tests have been carried out in Iraq since the outbreak of the disease last year, with 52,610 done during the day, the ministry said in a statement.
The statement also said 35,860 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 during the past 24 hours across the country, bringing the total number of doses administered to 959,928.
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Iraq launches Covid vaccination plan in government institutions
Mon, Jul 05 2021 11:39:37 AM
Baghdad,
Jul 5 (IANS): The Iraqi Ministry of Health has launched a vaccination plan in government institutions, in an effort to accelerate the country s inoculation campaign to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Riyadh Abdul-Amir, head of the Ministry s Public Health Department, told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Sunday that the the vaccination plan began at the in al-Karkh area of Baghdad. The Ministry has increased the number of vaccination teams in health centers and government institutions, especially in crowded colleges and institutes, Xinhua news agency quoted Abdul-Amir as saying to the INA.
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