SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Eighteen people have died from coronavirus in Sulaimani in the past five days, authorities said on Monday.
“Eighteen people who have not received coronavirus vaccine have died from COVID-19 in Sulaimani in the last five days,” said Saman Latif, spokesman of the health directorate.
He called on the residents to receive vaccines, saying “vaccination is a way to alleviate symptoms of long coronavirus and reduce danger on life”.
More than 1,200,000 people have been vaccinated in the Kurdistan Region, according to figures released by the Iraqi health ministry on Monday.
The Region has recorded more than 408,000 cases of COVID-19, including 7,224 deaths, since the pandemic began in 2020.
