On Sunday, Iraq reported 2,459 new coronavirus cases and 78 deaths, according to the country's health ministry.
In a statement, the ministry added that 609 cases were registered in Baghdad, 390 in Basra, 240 in Karbala, 198 in Babil, 138 in Wasit, 128 in Sulaimani, 109 in Diyala and 102 in Kirkuk, 31 in Najaf, 76 in Erbil, 11 in Duhok, 79 in Maysan, 96 in Diwaniyah, 96 more in Dhi Qar, 17 in Anbar, 87 in Muthanna, 41 in Nineveh and 11 in Salahuddin.
The ministry further said that 1,900 more patients had recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours.
So far, Iraq has recorded 110,032 cases of the coronavirus, of which 75,217 have recovered and 4,362 have died, according to the health ministry.
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Ryadh Abdul-Amir, head of the Public Health Department, said in a statement that the ministry is working on a plan to increase the capacity of testing to detect more infected cases.
“The Health Ministry managed to increase the daily test capacity from about 1,000 to 13,000 as the ministry has established more than 20 labs in Baghdad and other provinces,” Abdul-Amir said.
Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement, and travel with the aim of curbing the spread of the virus.
Trillions of dollars have been pledged in economic stimulus packages around the world to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.
Globally, it is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease coronavirus, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
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