By Muhammed Semiz
BAGHDAD (AA) - Iraq reported close to 4,500 new coronavirus cases and 50 more deaths on Thursday.
The nationwide death toll now stands at 9,231, according to the Health Ministry.
A total of 4,493 more infections raised the overall case count to 367,474, while the number of recoveries has reached 295,882, the ministry said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.01 lives in 188 countries and regions since last December.
The US, India, Brazil, and Russia are currently the worst-hit countries.
More than 34.09 million cases have been reported worldwide, while over 23.69 million patients have recovered, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.
* Writing by Zehra Nur Duz in Ankara.