ERBIL - The total number of coronavirus cases across Iraq reached 282,672 on Friday after over 4,200 new infections were detected.
At least 4,254 other people have tested positive for coronavirus in Iraq since Thursday, a statement by the health ministry reported.
Meanwhile, 67 individuals also lost their lives due to the novel virus, with which the death toll rose to 7,881.
Out of the total infections so far confirmed since February, at least 217,396 patients have recovered from COVID-19, according to the statement.