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COVID-19 pandemic in Syria | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 22 March 2020 |
Confirmed cases | • 57,743 (Government reported only) • 13,690 (needs update) (Including Interim Government and Rojava Administration reported cases) |
Active cases | 0 |
Recovered | 54,578 |
Deaths | 3,165 |
Fatality rate | 5.80% |
Territories | Аll 14 governorates (All government and non-government reports included). [1] [2] [3] |
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 STATISTICS |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Syria is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was confirmed to have reached Syria on 22 March 2020, when the first case was confirmed of a person who came from abroad. [4] Syria is considered especially vulnerable to the pandemic due to the ongoing civil war and dire humanitarian situation. [5] [6]
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On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. [7] [8] Many people in Syria did not have confidence in the government's transparency during the pandemic, accusing it of hiding the true numbers of cases and deaths, [9] [10] [11] [12] especially in Damascus, Rif Dimashq, and Aleppo. [13] [14] [15] It has been speculated that doctors in hospitals and medical facilities were being threatened with being fired or even being arrested and detained by the government forces if they said anything about the truth of what was happening in the hospitals. [16] [17] It has also been rumoured that the Syrian state has even gone so far as to suggest terminating the lives of suspected COVID-19 patients. [18] Which led to people who are experiencing some symptoms or even being sure about being infected not telling the government nor seeking governmental or even private medical care, and quarantining themselves at home as possible out of fear. [19] Analysts reasoning with these claims highlight the example of misinformation about the government's numbers is the number of cases registered in neighboring countries of people arriving from Syria, and sometimes that number in one day is greater than those reported by the Syrian government during a certain period of time. [20] [21]
The Syrian government along with its allies claims that the ongoing civil war, combined with the economic situation in Syria and sanctions by western governments, limit the capacity in which adequate COVID-19 PCR tests can be conducted and prevent vital supplies for treating and managing the pandemic from being imported. [22] [23] The response has been led by Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabbash since 2020. [24]
2 March: The government of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, ordered the complete closure of the Semalka Border Crossing at the Iraq–Syria border into the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria until further notice as "a precautionary measure to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus to the areas of autonomous administration of North and East Syria, excluding emergency cases". [25]
10 March: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that there have been outbreaks of COVID-19 in Tartus, Damascus, Homs and Latakia provinces. According to the UK-based monitor's sources, a strict gag order has been issued to forbid medical personnel from discussing the issue. [26]
11 March: A health official from the Jazira Region in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that there are no documented cases of COVID-19 in the province. Kurdistan TV reported from Qamishli, the largest Kurdish city in Syria, stating that 1% of the population in the city are wearing protective masks, as pharmacies and medical equipment sales centers were running low on the supply of masks. Furthermore, by 11 March, four suspected cases of COVID-19 had been reported to the Syrian Health Authority, which contacted the World Health Organization. The tests came back as negative. [27]
13 March:
14 March:
15 March: The Cabinet tasked the Industry Ministry with instructing private sector factories that produce cleaning and sanitization products to work at maximum capacity with no less than three shifts to ensure their availability. The Ministries were instructed to implement the decision to reduce working hours and to provide the necessary cleaning and sanitization products at work places. The Cabinet also decided to cancel the export of all the medical requirements and equipment for diagnosis and quarantine centers. [33]
19 March: The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria imposed a curfew starting from 23 March at 06:00 am and prohibited movement among the subregions of northeastern Syria, as well as among the major cities within each region starting from 21 March at 06:00. Restaurants, cafes, commercial centers, bazaars, public parks, private medical clinics, wedding halls and mourning tents are to be closed while hospitals, public and private health centers, international organizations, the Red Cross and Crescent, pharmacies, sterilization committees, cleaners, bakeries, food stores, food and baby milk trucks and fuel tanks were excluded from the ban. [34]
20 March: Damascus Governorate and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent began disinfection of Yusuf al-Azma Square and other areas of Damascus. [35]
21 March:
22 March:
23 March: The Ministry of Press decided to suspend the publication of printed newspapers until further notice. [40]
24 March: The Ministry of Interior declared a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am, effective starting next day (Wednesday, 25 March). [41] [lower-alpha 5]
25 March: The Ministry of Health reported three new cases. The three new cases were among those quarantined in the Dwair center after being abroad. Later the same day, around 19:00 local time, one new case was reported. [45]
27 March:
29 March:
30 March: The Ministry of Health announced one new death. [49]
1 April: The Minister of Health said that authorities imposed a lockdown on Mneen town in Rif Dimashq Governorate to preserve public safety after the death of a woman from there because of COVID-19. [50]
2 April:
4 April: The Ministry of Health announced two recoveries. [53]
5 April: The Ministry of Health announced three new cases. [54]
7 April: The Ministry of Health announced one recovery. [55]
8 April: The Ministry of Health announced one recovery. [56]
11 April: The Ministry of Health announced 6 new cases and one recovery. [57]
14 April: The Ministry of Health announced 4 new cases. [58]
15 April: The Ministry of Health announced 4 new cases. [59]
17 April:
19 April: The Ministry of Health announced one death and one new case. [63]
21 April: The Ministry of Health announced one recovery [64] and three new cases. [65]
25 April: The Ministry of Health announced 5 recoveries. [66]
26 April:
27 April: The Ministry of Health announced 5 recoveries. [69]
28 April: The Ministry of Health announced 2 recoveries. [70]
1 May: The Ministry of Health announced 6 recoveries and one new case. [71]
6 May: The Ministry of Health announced one new case. [72]
8 May: The Ministry of Health announced 2 new cases. [73] Later the same day, two recoveries were announced. [74]
13 May: The Ministry of Health announced one new case. [75]
14 May: The Syrian government's team tasked with taking measures to confront The Coronavirus indicated that it is possible to impose a full 24-hours-a-day curfew depending to the changes related to the virus. [76] [lower-alpha 8]
15 May: The Ministry of Health announced 7 recoveries and 2 new cases. [78]
16 May:
17 May: The Ministry of Health announced 7 new cases, and said that the patients were among the already quarantined arrivals from Kuwait. [81]
20 May:
22 May:
23 May:
24 May:
25 May:
26 May: The Ministry of Health announced 15 new cases among Syrian arrivals from outside the country; 9 from Kuwait, 5 from Sudan, and one from the UAE. [94]
27 May: The Ministry of Health announced two recoveries. [95]
28 May: The Ministry of Health announced one new case of a person among Syrian arrivals from Kuwait. [96]
31 May:
1 June:
2 June:
3 June: The Ministry of Health announced 3 recoveries. [101]
4 June:
6 June:
8 June:
The Ministry of Health also announced 4 recoveries. [105]
9 June: The Ministry of Health announced 2 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in Ras al-Ma'ara town. [106]
10 June: The Ministry of Health announced 6 recoveries. The Ministry also announced 6 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in Ras al-Ma'ara town. [107]
11 June: The Ministry of Health announced 12 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in Ras al-Ma'ara town. [108]
13 June:
14 June:
The health official stated that a big percentage of COVID-19 patients in Syria show no symptoms. And also said that the average period until recovery of COVID-19 patients in Syria is one to three weeks. [112]
15 June: The Ministry of Health announced 4 recoveries. [114]
17 June: The Ministry of Health announced one death and said that it was of a woman in her 70s. [115] [116] The Ministry of Health stated that the woman had heart and blood pressure problems and was diabetic and also had kidney problems. She went to Al-Mouwasat hospital in Damascus [lower-alpha 14] after developing respiratory and digestive problems. As a result, she went into ICU, where then tested positive for COVID-19. The Ministry said that the source of her infection was still unknown and that the ministry is following the matter to isolate and test her contacts. [117]
18 June: The Ministry of Health announced 9 new cases of COVID-19 in Quneitra Governorate of people who had contact with the woman that died the day before. The ministry said that the new cases were put in quarantine at Al-Qatana hospital. [118]
20 June:
21 June: The Ministry of Health announced 6 new cases of people who had contact with infected persons from Jdaydat al-Fadl in Quneitra Governorate. [121] The Ministry said that 3 of the new cases were among members of the medical staff in Al-Mouwasat hospital and said that one of them is a student. [121]
22 June: The Ministry of Health announced 15 new cases in Damascus and Rif Dimashq of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [122] The Ministry stated that the cases were found after the ministry's teams reached out to contacts of already confirmed cases and tested them and the results came back positive. The ministry said that most of them showed no symptoms and that all of them were put in proper isolation facilities to receive medical care. [123] Local news networks said that among the new COVID-19 cases is the head of the pulmonology clinics department in Al-Mujtahid hospital in Damascus and that she was put in isolation after being tested positive. The same sources also said that the cases in Rif Dimashq were from Jdaydat Al-Fadl [lower-alpha 15] and Qatana. The source also noted that the new cases reported in Damascus were among people who were already in quarantine. [124] [125]
23 June:
25 June:
These news came in a time when many rumors circulated, especially in the past few days, about COVID-19 cases that the government did not report in Aleppo and Hama. [132] [133] [134]
26 June:
27 June: The Ministry of Health announced one death of a man in his 70s in Aleppo and said that he had diabetes and heart problems. [137]
29 June: The Ministry of Health announced 13 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [138]
30 June: The Ministry of Health announced 3 recoveries. The Ministry also announced 10 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [139]
1 July: The Ministry of Health announced 5 recoveries. The ministry also announced 14 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [140]
2 July: The Ministry of Health announced 3 recoveries. The ministry also announced 19 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [141]
3 July: The Ministry of Health announced 10 recoveries and one new death. The ministry also announced 16 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [142] [143]
4 July: The Ministry of Health announced 10 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. [144]
5 July: The Ministry of Health announced 20 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. The ministry also announced 3 recoveries and 3 deaths. [145]
6 July:
9 July: The first case of COVID-19 was reported in rebel-held Idlib of a doctor in his 30s. But the Syrian government did not report it. [3]
10 July: The Ministry of Health announced 22 new cases [149] and two deaths. [150]
11 July: Tishreen university announced that one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, and that she was put in quarantine as well as the people that contacted with her. [151]
12 July:
13 July: The Ministry of Health announced 23 new cases, 10 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [155]
14 July: The Ministry of Health announced 22 new cases, 2 recoveries, and 2 deaths. [156]
15 July: The Ministry of Health announced 19 new cases, 2 recoveries, and one death. [157]
16 July: The Ministry of Health announced 19 new cases. [158]
17 July: The Ministry of Health announced 19 new cases, 4 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [159]
18 July: The Ministry of Health announced that the lockdown on Jdaidet Al-Fadl town was lifted after conducting comprehensive medical swabs to assess the state of COVID-19 in the town, as the results were negative. [160]
20 July: The Ministry of Health announced 26 new cases and 10 recoveries and 4 deaths. [161]
21 July:
22 July:
23 July:
24 July: The Ministry of Health announced 24 new cases and 10 recoveries. [167]
25 July: The Ministry of Health announced 19 new cases, 10 recoveries, and one death. [168]
26 July: The Ministry of Health announced 23 new cases, 9 recoveries, and 2 deaths. [169]
27 July: The Ministry of Health announced 24 new cases, 10 recoveries, and 2 deaths. [170]
28 July: The Ministry of Health announced 20 new cases and 10 recoveries. [171]
29 July: The Ministry of Health announced 23 new cases and 9 recoveries. [172]
30 July:
31 July: The Ministry of Health announced 19 new cases, 8 recoveries, and two deaths. [176]
1 August: The Ministry of Health announced 23 new cases and 9 recoveries. [177]
2 August: The Ministry of Health announced 29 new cases, 10 recoveries, and one death. [178]
3 August: The Ministry of Health announced 38 new cases, 12 recoveries, and two deaths. [179]
4 August: The Ministry of Health announced 45 new cases and 15 recoveries. [180]
5 August: The Ministry of Health announced 52 new cases, 13 recoveries, and two deaths. [181]
6 August: The Ministry of Health announced 55 new cases and 15 recoveries. [182]
7 August: The Ministry of Health announced 61 new cases. [183]
8 August: The Ministry of Health announced 65 new cases, 20 recoveries, and two deaths. [184]
9 August: The Ministry of Health announced 63 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. [185]
10 August: The Ministry of Health announced 67 new cases and 18 recoveries. [186] Of the reported cases, Seven were in Hasaka Governorate; making it the first time the government reports cases in the governorate.
11 August: The Ministry of Health announced 72 new cases, 21 recoveries, and one death. [187]
13 August: The Ministry of Health announced 105 new cases (Highest single-day number reported), 10 recoveries, and two deaths. [188] [189]
14 August: The Ministry of Health announced 83 new cases, 8 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [190]
15 August: The Ministry of Health announced 78 new cases, 5 recoveries, and two deaths. [191]
16 August: The Ministry of Health announced 84 new cases, 9 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [192]
17 August: The Ministry of Health announced 87 new cases, 8 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [193]
18 August: The Ministry of Health announced 80 new cases, 6 recoveries, and 5 deaths. [194]
19 August: The Ministry of Health announced 83 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 5 deaths. [195]
20 August: The Ministry of Health announced 81 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [196]
21 August: The Ministry of Health announced 65 new cases, 15 recoveries, and one death. [197]
22 August: The Ministry of Health announced 70 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. [198]
23 August: The Ministry of Health announced 74 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [199]
24 August: The Ministry of Health announced 76 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [200]
25 August: The Ministry of Health announced 72 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [201]
26 August: The Ministry of Health announced 75 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [202]
27 August: The Ministry of Health announced 64 new cases, 19 recoveries, and two deaths. [203]
28 August: The Ministry of Health announced 59 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [204]
29 August: The Ministry of Health announced 65 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [205]
30 August: The Ministry of Health announced 75 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [206]
31 August: The Ministry of Health announced 62 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [207]
1 September: The Ministry of Health announced 65 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [208]
2 September: The Ministry of Health announced 68 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [209]
3 September:
4 September: The Ministry of Health announced 68 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [212]
5 September: The Ministry of Health announced 63 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [213]
6 September: The Ministry of Health announced 67 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [214]
7 September: The Ministry of Health announced 58 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [215]
8 September: The Ministry of Health announced 60 new cases, 16 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [216]
9 September: The Ministry of Health announced 62 new cases, 20 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [217]
10 September: The Ministry of Health announced 65 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [218]
11 September: The Ministry of Health announced 60 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [219]
12 September: The Ministry of Health announced 30 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. [220]
13 September:
14 September: The Ministry of Health announced 36 new cases, 16 recoveries, and two deaths. [223]
15 September: The Ministry of Health announced 38 new cases, 13 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [224]
16 September: The Ministry of Health announced 40 new cases, 18 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [225]
17 September: The Ministry of Health announced 37 new cases, 14 recoveries, and two deaths. [226]
18 September: The Ministry of Health announced 40 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [227]
19 September: The Ministry of Health announced 34 new cases, 14 recoveries, and two deaths. [228]
20 September:
21 September: The Ministry of Health announced 33 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [231]
22 September: The Ministry of Health announced 44 new cases, 20 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [232]
23 September: The Ministry of Health announced 47 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [233]
24 September: The Ministry of Health announced 42 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. [234]
25 September: The Ministry of Health announced 35 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. [235]
26 September: The Ministry of Health announced 37 new cases, 20 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [236]
27 September: The Ministry of Health announced 34 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 4 deaths. [237]
28 September: The Ministry of Health announced 30 new cases, 12 recoveries, and two deaths. [238]
29 September: The Ministry of Health announced 46 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [239]
30 September: The Ministry of Health announced 52 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. [240]
1 October: The Ministry of Health announced 47 new cases, 14 recoveries, and two deaths. [241]
2 October: The Ministry of Health announced 42 new cases, 13 recoveries, and one death. [242]
3 October: The Ministry of Health announced 40 new cases, 13 recoveries, and one death.
4 October: The Ministry of Health announced 37 new cases, 12 recoveries, and one death.
5 October: The Ministry of Health announced 45 new cases, 13 recoveries, and two deaths.
6 October: The Ministry of Health announced 46 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths.
7 October: The Ministry of Health announced 47 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
8 October: The Ministry of Health announced 62 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
9 October: The Ministry of Health announced 50 new cases, 23 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
10 October: The Ministry of Health announced 57 new cases, 36 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
11 October: The Ministry of Health announced 45 new cases, 25 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
12 October: The Ministry of Health announced 56 new cases, 35 recoveries, and 4 deaths.
13 October: The Ministry of Health announced 52 new cases, 33 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
14 October: The Ministry of Health announced 57 new cases, 25 recoveries, and 3 deaths.
15 October: The Ministry of Health announced 48 new cases, 36 recoveries, and 4 deaths.
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In March 2021, World Health Organization said that it is planning to vaccinate 20% of the Syrian population by the end of 2021, noting that around 224000 AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive from India and 912000 others will arrive later. [243]
On 22 April, more than 256,800 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria under the United Nations COVAX program. These doses are aimed at inoculating the country's frontline health workers. [244]
Confirmed new cases per day
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Confirmed deaths per day
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COVID-19 Cases in Syrian Governorates (Only cases reported by government - see notes) | ||||
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Governorate | Reported Cases | Recoveries | Deaths | Active Cases |
Damascus | 11,326 | 10,425 | 901 | 0 |
Aleppo [lower-alpha 16] | 8,816 | 8,803 | 510 | 0 |
Latakia | 9,888 | 9,456 | 432 | 0 |
Homs | 6,175 | 5,808 | 367 | 0 |
Rif Dimashq | 5,281 | 5,229 | 52 | 0 |
Tartus | 4,073 | 3,796 | 277 | 0 |
Daraa | 3,312 | 3,178 | 134 | 0 |
Hama | 2,280 | 2,799 | 81 | 0 |
As-Suwayda | 3,058 | 2,799 | 259 | 0 |
Quneitra [lower-alpha 17] | 1,006 | 973 | 33 | 0 |
Deir ez-Zor | 842 | 729 | 113 | 0 |
Hasaka [lower-alpha 16] | 1,054 | 1,050 | 4 | 0 |
Raqqa | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
Idlib [lower-alpha 18] | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 57,743 | 54,578 | 3,165 | 0 |
As per the final update by the Ministry of Health, 26 August 2023. [1]
COVID-19 cases in Syria by source of infection | |
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Source of infection | Cases |
Source of infection unknown | 11,699 |
Work Place Infection | 516 |
Had contact with a confirmed case | 276 |
Came from outside the country | 169 |
Information by the Ministry of Health as of 20 February 2020. [1]
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During July and going through August, many individuals and organizations saw that the government has lost control over the COVID-19 situation. The Ministry of Health itself said many times that its testing capabilities are not enough, [252] [253] [173] and that many asymptomatic and symptomatic cases may go unnoticed because it was not possible to do widespread or random testing. [253] Many local news networks and organizations said that hospitals are even refusing to admit patients with mild symptoms, and only accept those who need critical and intensive care. [254] [255] Some hospitals announced in early August that they have no more places for COVID-19 patients to be admitted, and asked anyone who suspects of being infected to self-quarantine at home instead of going to hospital. [255] The Syrian government claims that the ongoing civil war, combined with the economic situation in Syria and sanctions by western governments, limit the capacity in which adequate COVID-19 PCR tests can be conducted and prevent vital supplies for treating and managing the pandemic from being imported. [22] [23] Health care professionals claimed the country was overwhelmed by cases and that the government had engaged in an intimidation campaign to suppress information of the outbreak. [256] [12]
According to Human Rights Watch, the Syrian government failed to protect health workers at the front line of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the government-held territory. WHO has provided the Syrian government with 4.4 million items of PPE, including medical and respirator masks, gloves. However, doctors and nurses operating in government-held areas said that there were still severe shortages of supplies, particularly in rural areas. [257]
According to the Syrian Ministry of Health per its final update on 26 August 2023, there were 9 labs that are able to test for the coronavirus located in eight governorates. [1]
According to the Syrian Ministry of Health (updated 2020), there were 33 quarantine centers for suspected COVID-19 cases located in 13 governorates (All governorates Except Idlib). [1]
According to the Syrian Ministry of Health per its final update on 26 August 2023. there were 151 Treatment centers dedicated for COVID-19 patients located in 12 governorates: [1]
- 33 in Homs.
- 28 in Aleppo.
- 24 in Latakia.
- 22 in Damascus
- 12 in Rif Dimashq
- 11 in Hama
- 7 in As-Suwayda
- 5 in Hasaka
- 5 in Tartus
- 2 in Daraa
- 1 in Quneitra
- 1 in Deir ez-Zor
According to the state media organization SANA, the Ministry of Health started quarantining suspected cases and people coming from outside the country in free-of-charge dedicated quarantine facilities from 5 February 2020. [258]
Quarantined cases in Syrian governorates | |||
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Governorate | People still in quarantine | Discharged from quarantine | Total |
Rif Dimashq | 0 | 13,895 | 13,895 |
Homs | 0 | 2,037 | 2,037 |
Damascus | 0 | 1.925 | 1,925 |
Aleppo | 0 | 1,408 | 1,408 |
Hama | 0 | 1,261 | 1,261 |
Tartus | 0 | 957 | 957 |
Hasaka | 0 | 750 | 750 |
As-Suwayda | 0 | 555 | 555 |
Latakia | 0 | 478 | 478 |
Deir ez-Zor | 0 | 357 | 357 |
Quneitra | 0 | 267 | 267 |
Daraa | 0 | 194 | 194 |
Raqqa | 0 | 70 | 70 |
Idlib | No quarantine centers | – | – |
Total | 0 | 24,154 | 24,154 |
Information from the Ministry of Health as of 25 September. [1]
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This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in July 2021. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
The W.H.O. official and the Kurdish administration [...] said a 53-year-old man was admitted to a hospital on March 27. Doctors ran a test for the coronavirus and sent it to the Syrian capital, Damascus, for analysis. The man died on April 2, the same day that his test came back positive.
It is not clear why the death, although reported to WHO, is not in the Syrian government's official tally, which has so far reported two deaths, the last on March 30. The man died in a government-run hospital in Qamishli and was tested positive in a Damascus government lab
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