What the records say
- When
- 24 Feb 2020
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 33.22° N, 43.68° E
- Description
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq, the first case of COVID-19 is recorded in Najaf Governorate.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.
Summary
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq, the first case of COVID-19 is recorded in Najaf Governorate
COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
The COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. During the pandemic, Iraq reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 22 February 2020 in Najaf. By April, the number of confirmed cases had exceeded 100 in the governorates of Baghdad, Basra, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Najaf.
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