Roundup: COVID-19 cases in Iran rise to 568,896; Iraq sees decrease in daily coronavirus infections


By Liu Xi
  • World
  • Monday, 26 Oct 2020

CAIRO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's COVID-19 cases increased to 568,896 on Sunday with an addition of 6,191 new infections. Meanwhile, an Iraqi health official said that the country is witnessing a decrease in daily new coronavirus infections during the last month.

The pandemic has so far claimed 32,616 lives in Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, up by 296 in the past 24 hours. A total of 455,054 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 4,969 still in critical condition.

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