More than 200 people were wounded in the attack, 23 of whom are still in hospital.
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People have been furious over delays in determining the fate of their loved ones, and with the number of unidentified bodies now bigger, it may take even longer.
Thousands have come to the site of the bombing to mourn the dead and express solidarity with those stricken by the blast. His mother, with an Iraqi flag draped over her shoulder, led the crowd of mourners as they carried his wooden casket and pounded their chests in grief.
Several news outlets reported the attacks have increased Iraqis frustration with their government’s inability to prevent large-scale bombings or protect Baghdad.
The attack has overshadowed what would normally be a joyful holiday for Iraqi Muslims, instead turning it into a time of mourning and sadness.
Most of the victims were inside a multi-storey shopping and amusement centre, where dozens burned to death or suffocated, officials said.
“I placed my resignation before the prime minister”, Mohammed al-Ghabban said Tuesday.
He said the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, should have full responsibility for security inside Iraq’s cities. The government has been criticized over the attack, and angry crowds yelled at Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi when he went to the site. In a statement circulated online by Daesh supporters, which dpa could not verify, it claimed that a suicide bomber had targeted Shiites, which the extremist group considers as heretics.
ISIS militants, who government forces are trying to eject from large swathes of northern and western territory seized in 2014, claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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Terrorist group ISIS remains capable of savage attacks causing major loss of life despite having lost hold of considerable ground on the battlefield, most recently being the city of Fallujah, an hour’s drive west of the capital.
