Over 30 percent of cases in Iraq are Omicron variant
Jan 27, 2022
Kurdistan Region — Iraq’s health ministry on Sunday warned that the epidemiologic situation is getting more dangerous as more than 30 percent of recorded in the country are of the new and more concerning Omicron variant.
A new wave of the coronavirus hit Iraq and the Kurdistan Region after the detection of the first cases of the Omicron variant earlier this month. Both areas are seeing a surge of infections following a decline in cases.
The Iraqi health ministry on Sunday said that it had recorded 4,931 new cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours.
