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16:06 GMT
BAGHDAD, April 5 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Ministry of Health said five people died from coronavirus while 83 persons tested positive for COVID-19 to increase infectees to 961.
A ministry statement said two of the dead people were in Baghdad, one in each of in Al-Najaf, Sulaimaniya and Diyala.
It added that 20 people recovered from the virus to increase recoveries to 279.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministry said two citizens died of the virus in Belgium and Britain. (end)
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