Twelve cases were confirmed in Erbil - nine of which were relatives of the Sebiran case confirmed on Sunday. The three other cases in Erbil were also linked to a previous infection, a student.
Sulaimani has seen 10 new cases confirmed. Two are in the city of Sulaimani, one in the town of Chamchamal, and seven in Darbandikhan. Five of the Darbandikhan cases were relatives of someone previously confirmed to have contracted the virus, a returnee from Sweden.
So far, one person has died and 13 people have recovered from coronavirus in the Kurdistan Region. Since February, 4,593 people have been held in quarantine in 36 locations; this number fell to 1,528 by March 22.
The Kurdistan Regional Government advises anyone in the Kurdistan Region displaying coronavirus symptoms to call its emergency hotline on 122. This service is available in Kurdish and Arabic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. More information can be found on the government’s website.
