Iraq reports new coronavirus death, takes toll to 10

BAGHDAD

Iraq's health authorities confirmed a new death from coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total fatalities in the country to 10.

In a statement, the health directorate in the southern Wasit province said an elderly man died of the virus and his wife had also tested positive for the virus in the town of Sheikh Saad after their recent trip to Iran.

The wife has been hospitalized for medical attention, the directorate said, without giving any more details.

Wasit police said the town has been locked down following the new death from the disease.

The new fatality brings to 10