CAIRO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's COVID-19 cases rose to 371,816 on Saturday with the addition of 1,905 new infections. Meanwhile, Iraq reported highest 4,146 daily recoveries from the coronavirus.
In Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, 21,359 people have died from the virus, up by 110 in the past 24 hours. A total of 319,847 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 3,791 still in critical condition.
In Iraq, the tally of recovered cases increased to 169,020 after 4,146 new ones, the highest number in a single day since the outbreak of the disease, were registered.
The country also detected 3,834 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total nationwide infections to 227,446.
The death toll from the coronavirus in Iraq rose to 6,891 after 77 fatalities were added.
Saudi Arabia announced 987 new cases and 27 more deaths, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 313,911 and the death toll to 3,840.
The kingdom also reported 1,038 more recovered patients, taking the total recoveries to 288,441.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey climbed by 1,549 to 267,064, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.
The death toll from the coronavirus in the country rose to 6,284 after 39 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, Koca said, adding the total recoveries increased to 242,812.
In the mean time, Koca said the number of severe COVID-19 patients in Turkey increased to 917.
In Qatar, the tally of coronavirus infections reached 118,407 with the addition of 211 new cases, including 115,251 recoveries and 196 fatalities.
In Israel, 1,465 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, taking the tally of coronavirus infections to 113,465.
The death toll of the virus in Israel increased to 906 while the recoveries rose to 92,104.
Kuwait reported 646 new cases, bringing the country's total number of infections to 84,224, of whom 528 have died and 75,993 recovered.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced 427 new cases, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 69,328.
The tally of recoveries in the UAE rose to 60,202 after 341 more patients have recovered from the virus and the death toll remained at 379.
In Morocco, the tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 60,056 after 1,567 new cases were added, which included 1,078 fatalities and 44,618 recoveries.
Palestine reported 417 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally of infections in the Palestinian territories to 28,527, including 19,323 recoveries and 164 deaths.
In Lebanon, the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 662 to 16,275, while the death toll went up by seven to 155.
Charaf Abou Charaf, head of Lebanese Order of Physicians, announced that beds for COVID-19 patients in the country are limited.
Meanwhile, Lebanese hospitals are trying to expand their COVID-19 units to handle a higher number of patients in the future.
Libya reported 329 new cases, increasing the total confirmed cases in the country to 12,958, which included 1,333 recoveries and 231 fatalities.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Yemen's government-controlled provinces increased to 1,946 after three new cases were added.
The number of recoveries in the government-controlled areas, including the southern port city of Aden, increased to 1,113 and the death toll climbed to 563.
In Jordan, 24 new COVID-19 cases were reported, raising the tally of cases to 1,893, including 15 deaths and 1,447 recoveries. Enditem
