Iraq reports record 9,883 daily COVID-19 cases, 1,501,595 in total

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BAGHDAD, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq reported on Monday 9,883 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily record since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,501,595, the Iraqi Health Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry also confirmed 62 more deaths, bringing the death toll from the virus to 17,892, while the total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 8,278 to 1,364,545.

A total of 12,547,843 tests have been carried out in Iraq since the outbreak of the disease last year, with 40,875 done during the day, the statement said.

A total of 33,318 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the past 24 hours across the country, bringing the total number of doses administered to 1,164,890, it said.

The epidemiological situation is serious in Iraq, with a large number of patients in critical condition, deputy health minister Hani al-Uqabi said in a statement.

"At the peak of the third wave of the pandemic, the number of infections and deaths in our country are constantly increasing," al-Uqabi said, adding the number of medical personnel is insufficient.

Iraq has been pushing forward its vaccination drive since the drug authority approved in January the emergency use of Sinopharm vaccine and other COVID-19 vaccines. Enditem

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