ERBIL - Iraq's Ministry of Health said on Saturday that the death toll from coronavirus across Iraq has now neared 9,000.
At least 68 other lost their lives due to the novel virus on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities to 8,935, the ministry explained in a statement.
During the same period of time, 4,270 new infections of COVID-19 were also detected.
Iraq, since February, has seen a total of 345,969 coronavirus cases and 276,918 recoveries, according to the latest updates by the ministry.