ISSN: 2578-4838
Authors: Ibadi AK*
Coronavirus disease, which is called (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Coronaviruses, which describe are a large family group of viruses that leading to illness ranging from the common cold to very severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A cross-sectional study was carried out to describe the total number of people who were infected with COVID 19 in Al-Najaf province in Iraq from February until June 2020. All cases were diagnosed, recorded, and announced at the official web of Al-Najaf Health Directorate\ Center of Training and Development of Staffs. The result of this study reveals that the total number of people who are infected with COVID-19 at the time of this study was 1724 person. The result of this table shows that the total number of patients was irregular, and June was mostly higher than in other months. This situation seems the same for the cure and dies numbers for these months; however, the death rate was high in March and decreased when it reaches to June.
Keywords: COVID19; Najaf Province
