Coronavirus situation updated in 4 Arab countries

By Laith Al-jnaidi, Muhammed Semiz and Esat Firat

ISTANBUL/JERUSALEM,Palestine (AA) - Health officials in Jordan, Iraq, Yemen and Palestine confirmed more coronavirus infections and related deaths on Wednesday.

- Jordan

With 4,085 new infections and 50 related deaths, the overall caseload rose to 676,175 including 7,987 virus-linked fatalities.

As many as 617,096 patients have won their battle against the virus.

- Iraq

Another 40 people died in the past 24 hours, pushing nationwide fatalities to 14,836.

With 7,972 new infections, the caseload rose to 949,050. A total of 831,519 recoveries have been recorded so far.

- Yemen

Ten new coronavirus fatalities and 75 infections were registered in the past 24 hours.

The virus tally has reached 5,582 cases, including 1,083 fatalities and 2,128 recoveries.

The figures are from regions under government control since April 10, 2020 when the first case was detected.

- Palestine

Authorities registered 22 new fatalities and 1,923 infections.

Of the total, 498 cases were recorded in West Bank, while 1,425 in the Gaza Strip.

The country has recorded 303,470 cases and 3,190 deaths since the first case was detected last year.

While 180 patients are in critical condition, 267,578 have recovered.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz