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Over Half of Infected Israeli Students from Ultra-Orthodox Sector

Over Half of Infected Israeli Students from Ultra-Orthodox Sector

The latest COVID-19 information and statistics for the Middle East and North Africa

More than half of Israeli students infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are from the country’s ultra-Orthodox communities, the Education Ministry revealed on Thursday.

Ultra-Orthodox students account for 19.39% of the country’s education system and 51.8% of the infected pupils, the report states, with a total infection rate of 1.75%, compared to 0.63% among non-ultra-Orthodox students.

The number of coronavirus cases in Israel as of Thursday stood at 283,532, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, with 1,846 deaths and 220,046 recoveries.

Iraq

The largest annual religious gathering in the world is underway in Iraq, and authorities are concerned about the potential for a coronavirus outbreak, the Reuters news agency reports.

Many of the tens of thousands of Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims who have arrived at the holy city of Kerbala for the Arba’een religious observance are reportedly not social distancing or wearing masks. Authorities have closed the country’s borders to most foreign pilgrims, including around 3 million Iranians, although Iraqis are pouring into the city.

There were 394,566 total infections in Iraq as of Thursday, with 9,683 deaths and 323,815 recoveries, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker.

Morocco

Morocco on Thursday extended the country’s state of health emergency until November 10 as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The total number of infections in the country as of Thursday stood at 140,024, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, with 2,439 deaths and 118,142 recoveries.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers for the Middle East and North Africa as of 17:00 UTC on Thursday.

Country Confirmed cases Deaths Recovered Active Cases
Afghanistan 39,616 1,470 33,058 5,088
Algeria 52,520 1,771 36,857 13,892
Bahrain 73,932 262 69,411 4,259
Cyprus 1,897 24 1,369 504
Djibouti 5,423 61 5,353 9
Egypt 104,035 6,010 97,492 533
Iran 488,236 27,888 399,300 61,048
Iraq 394,566 9,683 323,815 61,068
Israel 283,532 1,846 220,046 61,640
Jordan 20,200 131 5,575 14,494
Kuwait 109,441 642 101,314 7,485
Lebanon 48,377 433 21,120 26,824
Libya 40,292 616 23,130 16,546
Mauritania 7,535 162 7,212 161
Morocco 140,024 2,439 118,142 19,443
Oman 104,129 1,009 91,731 11,389
Pakistan 316,934 6,544 302,375 8,015
Palestinian Territories 43,256 359 36,584 6,313
Qatar 127,394 218 124,327 2,849
Saudi Arabia 338,132 4,972 323,769 9,391
Somalia 3,745 99 3,010 636
Sudan 13,668 836 6,764 6,068
Syria 4,504 212 1,198 3,094
Tunisia 24,542 364 5,032 19,146
Turkey 329,138 8,609 288,954 31,575
United Arab Emirates 102,929 438 93,479 9,012
Yemen 2,049 593 1,328 128
Total 3,220,046 77,691 2,741,745 400,610

 

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