Sun 02 August 2020:
The coronavirus pandemic continued to claim lives in Kuwait, Lebanon and Algeria on Saturday.
Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said six more deaths and 770 new infections were recorded over the past 24 hours. As many as 491 recoveries were also reported in a day.
The total number of cases in the Gulf state rose to 67,448, including 453 deaths, and 58,525 recoveries.
Lebanon
In Lebanon, two new fatalities and 175 cases were reported by the Health Ministry. The death toll in the country hit 61 and the total number of cases reached 5,730.
Iraq
Health authorities in Iraq confirmed on Saturday more cases of the novel coronavirus and deaths.
The Iraqi Health Ministry said 64 more people died due to the virus over the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide death toll to 4,805.
The virus also infected 2,094 more people, bringing the total number of cases to 126,704, including 89,275 recoveries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over 680,500 lives in at least 188 countries and regions since last December.
Algeria
At least 13 deaths and 556 new infections were reported in Algeria over the past 24 hours, according to a statement by the Health Ministry.
The death toll in the country reached 1,223 and the number of cases climbed to 30,950, including 20,988 recoveries.
United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, the Health Ministry confirmed 254 new cases and 346 recoveries.
In a statement, the ministry said the number of confirmed cases in the country reached 60,760, including 351 deaths, and 54,225 recoveries.
Palestine
At least 323 new cases were reported in Palestine, said a statement by health authorities. The death toll stands at 85.
Number of cases hit 15,555 in the occupied Palestinian lands, including East Jerusalem. A total of 6,598 recoveries were reported.
Qatar
In Qatar, the Health Ministry registered 216 new cases.
A ministry statement said the total number of cases in the country rose to 110,911, including 174 deaths, and 107,578 recoveries.
Jordan
No new deaths were reported in Jordan, but 15 new coronavirus cases were reported, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
To date, 11 people have died from COVID-19, 1,208 people have been infected, and 1,094 patients have recovered, the statement added.
Worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 680,500 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December. The US, Brazil, India, and Russia are currently the worst-hit countries in the world.
Nearly 17.64 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries exceeding 10.36 million, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.
Anadolu agency
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