ERBIL - The Health Ministry of Iraq said in a statement on Wednesday that it had detected nearly 4,700 new cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours.
While 4,691 people were found positive for coronavirus, at least 3,385 other recoveries were also registered, the ministry said in a statement.
With the new reports, the coronavirus tally across Iraq reaches 362, out of which 292,197 patients have so far been discharged from the hospital.
According to the ministry, the death toll also rose to 9,181 after a total of 59 other individuals lost their lives due to coronavirus on Wednesday.