BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry reported yesterday, 1,997 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 472,630.
The new cases included 629 in the capital, Baghdad, 301 in Duhok, 214 in Erbil, and 174 in Sulaimaniyeh, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also reported 48 new deaths and 2,414 more recoveries, raising the death toll to 10,910 and the total recoveries to 399,655.
A total of 2,862,007 tests have been carried out across the country, since the outbreak of the disease in Feb, with 12,672 done during the day.
It is worth noting that the clear decline in new cases came, with a drop in the number of tests during the day, which is nearly half of the routine number in recent weeks.
The ministry attributed the increase of infections to lack of public compliance with the health instructions, and a stronger testing capacity, after the increase of labs in Baghdad and other provinces.– NNN-NINA
