ERBIL - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Friday that nearly 30 other people had lost their lives due to the coronavirus within the past 24 hours.

According to a statement by the Health Ministry, at least 28 individuals died from COVID-19 on Friday, raising the death toll to 2,788.

Meanwhile, 686 new infections were detected, with which the coronavirus tally reached 88,456, with 54,458 recoveries confirmed since early March.