Iraq's total COVID-19 cases surpass 1.1 mln Xinhua 08 May 2021, 04:05 GMT+10 BAGHDAD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Friday 5,763 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide number to 1,103,950. A statement by the ministry also reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 15,702, while the total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 6,289 to 992,423. A total of 9,606,567 tests have been carried out across the country since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020, with 40,942 done during the day. It also said that 18,588 people were vaccinated against the COVID-19 during the past 24 hours across the country, bringing the total number of doses received to 425,628.