COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in the OIC Member Countries (Daily Updates)

The number of COVID-19 cases in the OIC member countries reached 1,589,644 on 28 June 2020 after 47 of them reported 27,663 new infections. The rate at which the number of confirmed cases increased from the previous day was 1.77% compared to the global rate of 1.61% on the same day. After recording 4,072 new coronavirus infections on 28 June, Pakistan became the second OIC country to have more than 200 thousand confirmed cases since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, after Iran which had 222,669 on the same day.

With 45,402 total cases, up by 2,140 on 28 June, Iraq is now on the top ten list of the OIC countries with the largest number of COVID-19 cases. Palestine continued to record a large number of cases compared to the low rate experienced until the middle of June when the total number of cases was 689 compared to the figure of 2,248 two weeks later. Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh reported more than 3,000 new cases each on 28 June as they hold the 4th and 5th position on the top ten list of OIC nations with the largest number. of COVID-19 confirmed cases.

The total OIC recoveries exceeded one million on 28 June after 45 of the member countries confirmed that 24,706 of their COVID-19 patients recovered on that day. This increased the OIC recovery rate to 63.76% which is significantly higher than the global rate of 54.23% on the same day. Five OIC nations now have over 90% recovery rate: Brunei (97.87%), Malaysia (96.34%), Djibouti (93.65%), Uganda (92.43%) and Chad (90.07%). Twenty OIC countries reported more COVID-19 recoveries than new infections on 28 June.

The COVID-19 death toll in all OIC members reached 36,697 after 41 of them reported the passing away of 624 patients on 28 June. In view of the high rates of increase in daily infections and deaths, the coronavirus fatality rate in the OIC nations has been the same (2.31%) since 17 June. the largest number of COVID-19 deaths on 28 June was in Iran with 144 patients reportedly passed away, followed by Iraq which recorded 96 deaths on the same day. Uganda remained the only COVID-19 infected OIC country with no deaths caused by the outbreak.