Iraq reports highest 8,479 daily Covid-19 recoveries

Baghdad, Nov 5 : The Iraqi Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 8,479 more recoveries from Covid-19, the highest in a single day since the outbreak of the disease, pushing up the total number of recoveries in the country to 417,235.
Meanwhile, 3,574 new Covid-19 cases were detected during the day, bringing the total nationwide infections to 485,870, according to a ministry statement, Xinhua news agency reported.
The new cases included 1,198 in the capital Baghdad, 392 in Erbil, 287 in Sulaimaniyah, 283 in Duhok, 213 in Kirkuk, and 206 in Nineveh, the statement said.
The ministry also reported 60 new deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 11,128.
A total of 2,931,341 tests for Covid-19 have been carried out across the country since the outbreak in February, with 18,523 done during the day, according to the statement.
Iraq has taken a series of measures to contain the pandemic since February when the first coronavirus case appeared in the country.