COVID-19 deaths, cases on rise in Arab countries

By Mohammed Yahya Ahmad Mohammed and Hacer Baser

ISTANBUL (AA) - Jordan, Morocco, Algeria and Libya announced more coronavirus cases and deaths Wednesday as they continued efforts to contain the disease.

Jordan’s Health Ministry said in a statement that 1,055 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The latest cases took the country’s total to 768,382.

Another 21 virus-caused deaths were recorded, taking the death toll to 10,000.

Meanwhile, 661 more people won the battle against the coronavirus, taking the recovery tally to 749,025.

-Morocco

The Moroccan Health Ministry said in a statement that a total of 27 people died due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The country reported 9,428 new COVID-19 cases and 1,766 recoveries.

The death toll from the coronavirus has reached 9,665 while a total of 597,876 cases have been reported in the country.

A total of 550,882 people have won the battle against the coronavirus, the ministry added.

- Algeria

A total of 1,927 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Algerian Health Ministry. The latest cases took the total to 167,131.

Another 49 virus-caused deaths were recorded, taking the country’s death toll to 4,161.

Another 850 people won the battle against the coronavirus, taking the recovery tally to 112,900.

- Libya

Libyan authorities reported 3,161 new coronavirus cases in the country Wednesday, taking the overall tally to 243,470.

A total of 31 people died in the country due to COVID-19 and the death toll reached 3,453.

Some 1,013 people won their battle against the virus and the total number of recoveries has reached 188,973.