COVID-19: 6 deaths and 1066 new cases in Iraq today

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-03-04T13:26:15+0000

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 1066 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. 

The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that six deaths and 1916 recoveries were registered today.

Since the

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