Coronavirus | Seven confirmed cases in 24 hours in north-western Syria, and total number of infected people jumps to 58

Health authorities have recorded today four coronavirus cases in north-western Syria, a day after three cases were recorded, one of them from the inhabitants of Sarmada camps in Idlib countryside.

This brings the number of infected people in the past 24 hours to seven.

According to Observatory statistics, the number of confirmed cases, since July 9 to date, rose to 58, including two doctors were residing in Turkey.

The cases are broken down by region as follows: 27 cases, including medical staff in HTS-held areas in Idlib, parts of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia, and 29 cases in the areas controlled by Turkish-backed factions, north of Aleppo.

While recovery cases in north-western Syria have risen to 46.

On August 18, health authorities documented the death of an elderly woman infected with the coronavirus in al-Dana town in Idlib countryside, the first coronavirus death in north-western Syria.