Shafaq News / Basra Health Department announced on Sunday that it has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus and 6 recoveries.

A statement issued by Basra Health Department to Shafaq News stated that "the new positive cases for Sunday reached 17 cases," explaining that "6 cases have recovered, while the province did not record any deaths."

The statement added, "The total number of positive cases increased to 258 (17 deaths + 120 recoveries + 121 under treatment).