Baghdad, July 27, 2021, SPA -- Iraq recorded 12,185 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since the breakout of the pandemic, bringing the tally to 1,577013. The Iraqi Ministry of Health stated, in a press statement, that 71 new deaths were recorded, bringing the death tally to 18,418, while 8,547 recoveries recorded, bringing the recovery tally to 1429,542. -- SPA 19:21 LOCAL TIME 16:21 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1592455