A member of the Iraqi parliament died at a hospital in Beirut on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month.
MP Hussein Jasim Zuhairi was a member of Fatih Alliance, a Shia faction affiliated with the pro-Iran militias of Hashd al-Shaabi.
He was representing Diyala province.
As of November 25, Iraq has recorded nearly 540,000 coronavirus cases, with 12,031 deaths. It still struggles with a fast spread of the disease and high rate of fatalities.
MP Hussein Jasim Zuhairi was a member of Fatih Alliance, a Shia faction affiliated with the pro-Iran militias of Hashd al-Shaabi.
He was representing Diyala province.
As of November 25, Iraq has recorded nearly 540,000 coronavirus cases, with 12,031 deaths. It still struggles with a fast spread of the disease and high rate of fatalities.
