COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Iraq since February 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

course

On February 22, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Iraq. This case first appeared in the WHO situation reports on February 25, 2020. More than 100 infected people were reported on March 14, 2020, more than 1,000 on April 5. There were over 2,000 infected on April 28, more than 3,000 on May 12 and more than 4,000 on May 22. The first deaths were recorded on March 4th, 50 on March 31st, over 100 on May 4th, and over 150 on May 22nd.

After curfews were imposed, domestic violence rose sharply across the country, according to the head of the Iraqi police force.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Iraq during the day
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Iraq over the course of the week
according to WHO data

New infections in Iraq
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

New infections per calendar week in Iraq
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Iraq during the day
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Iraq over the course of the week
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Iraq
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths per calendar week in Iraq
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} This lists cases that have been reported to WHO by national authorities. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE). The current status of the data is mentioned in every report, it is mostly: 10 a.m. CET , briefly (18 to 23 March 2020) but midnight, see WHO reports No. 58 (pdf) and No. 63 (pdf) , each first page.

Web links

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• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ iraq-reports-first-coronavirus-infection .
4. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . February 25, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on May 11, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Locked in by virus, Iraq hit with new pandemic: domestic abuse. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English). 
7. ↑ Human Rights Watch | 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700: Iraq: Urgent Need for Domestic Violence Law. April 22, 2020, accessed on May 23, 2020 .