Baghdad, December 17, 2021, SPA -- Iraq recorded, in the past 24 hours, 357 new infections with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), binging tally of infections to 2,090,026. The Iraqi Ministry of Health stated, in a statement, that it reported 12 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 24,042, while total number recoveries rose to 2058,994, after reporting 688 new related cases. -- SPA 21:29 LOCAL TIME 18:29 GMT 0030 www.spa.gov.sa/w1666742