82 Dead In Iraq Covid Hospital Fire, 110 Injured

“The interior ministry announces the death of 82 people,” the statement read. (Representational)

Baghdad:

At least 82 people died and 110 were wounded in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital fire overnight Sunday, the Iraqi interior ministry said in a new toll.

“The interior ministry announces the death of 82 people and injury of 110 in the Ibn al-Khatib fire accident,” it said in a statement carried by state media.

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