Coronavirus Cases Jump to over 300 in Iraq: Health Ministry

A member of the medical team sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, following the outbreak of the virus, in a dental clinic in Sadr city district of Baghdad, Iraq, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RC2CGF9V03HD

A total of 50 people tested positive for COVID-19 across Iraq within the past 24 hours alone, said the health ministry.

With the new cases, according to an official statement from the ministry, the total cases in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, have now reached 316.

The death toll from the pandemic disease has also reached 27 nationwide.

From the total number of infections, the ministry highlighted, 75 people, have fully recovered.

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