Iraq's health ministry confirmed on Sunday two new coronavirus deaths in Maysan, and Babel Governorates, bringing the death toll to 8.
In a statement, the health ministry confirmed the two new coronavirus deaths, according to the Iraqi News Agency.
On Wednesday, the Arab country had reported its second coronavirus death in the capital Baghdad as the ministry said that the patient had many chronic diseases.
It is worth mentioning that, the Iraqi Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed a total of eight new cases of coronavirus in the country.
The ministry said that seven people were found infected with the novel virus in Baghdad while the other one was in Najaf province.
A total of 55 people have so far tested positive for the coronavirus in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, and three inpiduals died from it.
The ministry added that most coronavirus-diagnosed cases had recently returned from neighboring Iran, which has had the highest number of deaths from the virus outside of China, where the outbreak originated.
It has previously issued a statement telling Iraqis to avoid any gatherings, be it protests, religious ceremonies or social events to avoid catching the virus.
Iraq on Wednesday had banned public gatherings and barred entry by travelers from Kuwait and Bahrain, prohibiting travel to or from a total of nine countries, according to Reuters.
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