COVID-19 in Iraq: What is behind uncontrolled infection pattern

COVID-19

Abstract

Coronavirus infections is not a new viral disease  and form the second common aetiology of common cold following Rhinoviruses . The infection is zoonotic viral disease . Previously SARS-CoV-2 infected human, but COVID-19 is the first pandemic caused by coronavirus in a trend that differ from the previously reported global pandemics. At 19th April 2021, in Iraq, the cumulative cases number is 984,950, which form the top number in Arab countries and 25th rank for number of confirmed cases globally. After the detection of first confirmed case at 24th February 2020, there is a gradual increase in cases incidence. The first peak of cases incidence is in 1st July 2020 and then declined in 1st of August, however, it is followed by an increase in cases number to form the 2nd peak in 1st October 2020. Then subsequent decline in cases occurred to reach (902 cases ) in 1st January 2021, however, a sharp increase in cases number in the next 3 months