Shafaq News / A new death from Corona disease has been reported in Diyala according to the Diyala Health Department.

The infected man was, 47, died as a result of severe respiratory failure due to Corona virus, the director of health media department of Diyala, Faris Al-Azzawi told Shafaq News agency.

"21 cases have recovered, 6 died, and 18 cases are currently under quarantine in the outskirts of Baquba,” he added.

Diyala's health department announced earlier that the total statistic for Corona virus infections has risen to 45 cases since the beginning of last March.