CAIRO, Apr 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkey confirmed 63,082 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, taking the tally to 4,150,039. Meanwhile, Iran’s caseload approached 2.2 million, after 25,261 new cases were added.
In Turkey, the death toll from the virus rose by 289 to 35,320, while the total recoveries climbed to 3,591,550.
In Iran, the total COVID-19 cases reached 2,194,133, while the death toll rose by 328 to 66,008.
Meanwhile, 1,761,497 COVID-19 patients have recovered or been discharged from Iranian hospitals as of yesterday, and 4,652 others are currently being treated in intensive care units.
A total of 372,362 first doses and 112,108 second doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered in Iran so far.
Morocco yesterday suspended all flights to and from 13 additional European counties, to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 variants.
The suspension is temporary, and concerns also the entry of passengers of these countries arriving through other countries, it added.
Also in the day, Morocco registered 587 new cases, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 504,847.
The total number of recoveries in Morocco increased to 490,921, after 555 new ones were added, while its death toll rose by seven to 8,934.
Meanwhile, 4,583,644 people have received the first vaccine shot in the country, and 4,180,155 people have received the second dose.
Meanwhile, 613 more people recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 172,598, while the death toll increased by 10 to 367.
Lebanon registered 2,008 new cases, raising the total number of infections to 506,808, the Health Ministry reported.
Meanwhile, death toll from the virus increased by 45 to 6,854 in Lebanon.– NNN-XINHUA
