Roundup: COVID-19 cases exceed 220,000 in Iran as Turkey's tally nears 196,000

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-28 04:59:47|Editor: huaxia

CAIRO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 220,000 in Iran on Saturday. Meanwhile, Turkey's coronavirus infections approached 196,000.

Iran, re-emerged as the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, reported 2,456 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 220,180.

The country also reported 125 new deaths from the virus, raising the death toll to 10,364. A total of 180,661 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 2,928 still in critical condition.

In the meantime, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey climbed to 195,883 after 1,372 new infections were reported, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.

The death toll from the coronavirus in the country rose to 5,082 after 17 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, he said, adding that 1,984 more patients recovered, raising the total recoveries to 169,182.

On the same day, some 2.4 million Turkish high school graduates took the university entrance exam under a partial curfew imposed for this weekend to limit the social interaction on streets over the concerns of the spread of the virus.

Saudi Arabia's coronavirus cases continued the surging trend to reach 178,504 after 3,927 new infections were added.

The kingdom also reported 37 new deaths and 1,657 more recovered patients, taking the death toll to 1,511 and the total recoveries to 122,128.

In Qatar, 879 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, bringing the total number to 93,633, of whom 110 have died and 77,225 recovered.

Egypt announced 1,168 new cases and 88 more deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 63,923 and the death toll to 2,708.

The Egyptian Health Ministry also reported 403 more cases of recoveries, increasing the total recoveries to 17,140.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian government lifted a partial nighttime curfew that has been imposed in the country for three months amid a coexistence plan to maintain anti-coronavirus precautionary measures while resuming economic activities.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 387 new COVID-19 cases and one more death, raising the tally of infections to 47,360 and the death toll to 311.

The total number of recoveries from the virus in the UAE increased to 35,834 after 365 more fully recovered.

Kuwait reported 688 new cases, raising the country's total number of infections to 44,391, of whom 344 have died and 34,586 recovered.

Iraq confirmed 2,069 new coronavirus cases and 101 fatalities, bringing the total number of infections to 43,262 and the death toll to 1,660.

A total of 19,938 patients have recovered in the country.

In Israel, 621 new COVID-19 cases were detected, the highest daily number since April 2, taking the tally of coronavirus infections to 23,421.

The deaths from the virus in Israel increased to 317 while the recoveries rose to 17,002.

It is worth noting that the number of active cases in the country reached 6,102, the highest since May 3.

Algeria said that 283 new cases of infections were reported, the highest daily record so far, taking the tally of infections to 12,968, while the death toll hit 892 and the recoveries reached 9,202.

In Morocco, the tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 11,877 after 244 new cases were added, which included 220 fatalities and 8,723 recoveries.

Palestine reported a record of 258 daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the Palestinian territories to 2,053, including 620 recoveries and seven deaths.

Following the high increase of infections in the Palestinian territories, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye announced a series of stricter restrictions against the virus.

In Lebanon, the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 22 to 1,719, while the death toll remained unchanged at 33.

Tunisian Ministry of Health reported four new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of the infected in the country to 1,168, which included 1,025 recoveries and 50 deaths.

The country reopened on the day all its air, land and maritime borders to receive Tunisians living abroad and tourists under a health protocol to ensure the health security.

Jordan registered seven more infections, bringing the total coronavirus cases to 1,111, including nine deaths and 841 recoveries.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Yemen's government-controlled provinces increased to 1,103 after 14 new cases were added.

The number of recoveries in the government-controlled areas, including the southern port city of Aden, increased to 417 and the death toll climbed to 296. Enditem

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