Coronavirus | Total number of infected people jumps to 60, of whom 51 recovered in north-western Syria

Health authorities have recorded today a new coronavirus in Idlib countryside.

According to Observatory statistics, the number of confirmed cases, since July 9 to date, rose to 60, including two doctors were residing in Turkey.

Breakdown of the cases is as follows: 29 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 51.

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.