BAGHDAD, Jun 25 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi health ministry, yesterday warned of the possible fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, with daily cases exceeding 1,000.
“The daily positivity rate is increasing very quickly, as it was six percent two days ago, and became 14 percent today. A week ago it was three percent,” Riyadh Abdul-Amir, head of the ministry’s Public Health Department, said.
“The dangerous hike hints at the coming of the fifth wave that may be severe,” Abdul-Amir said, attributing the increase in infections, mainly to people’s negligence in taking vaccines.
“The ministry has not recorded any case of serious complications, among vaccinated people,” he added, noting, about 11 million people were vaccinated against COVID-19 across Iraq.
Iraq, with a population of over 40 million, reported 1,328 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the nationwide caseload to 2,336,764.
The daily case number was below 400 one week ago.– NNN-NINA
