BAGHDAD, Sept 30 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported yesterday, 2,254 new COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 2,000,869.
A statement by the ministry also reported 34 new deaths, bringing the death toll from the virus to 22,221, while total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 3,389 to 1,907,411.
A total of 15,191,078 tests have been carried out in Iraq, since the outbreak of the disease last year, with 17,152 done yesterday, the statement said.
A total of 29,741 people were vaccinated in the past 24 hours across the country, bringing the total number of doses administered to 4,727,375, it said.
Iraq has been pushing forward its vaccination drive since the drug authority approved in Jan, the emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine and other COVID-19 vaccines.
China has donated three batches of Sinopharm vaccines and other medical aid, as part of its efforts to boost Iraq’s national immunisation plan.– NNN-NINA
