LONDON: Iraq announced 107 more deaths from COVID-19 and 2,415 new cases of the disease on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, 341 and 235 were recorded in Baghdad’s Al-Rusafa and Al-Karkh districts respectively. Southern Iraq’s Dhi Qar province recorded 252 new cases and Diwaniya 185.
The total number of recoveries in the country increased to 26,267 after 1,507 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 2,050 people have succumbed to the virus in Iraq so far.
Meanwhile, doctors in Iraq are complaining of unpaid salaries, mask shortages and threats from patients’ families as they face a long-feared spike in coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19 claims 107 more lives in Iraq
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COVID-19 claims 107 more lives in Iraq
- The total number of recoveries in the country increased to 26,267 after 1,507 more patients recovered from the virus
- A total of 2,050 people have succumbed to the virus in Iraq so far
Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile
ERBIL: An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.
“A missile hit our base in Irbil. There are no casualties or injuries among the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight on Thursday.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has been in constant contact with senior military commanders over the incident, the ministry added.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a separate message on X that Italian military personnel had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and safe.”
Italy has around 300 troops in Irbil, working on training Kurdish security forces, the defense ministry said on its website.
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