Coronavirus in regime-held areas in one week | Over 15,000 infections detected, nearly 800 people die, and regime authorities continue misinformation

As the Syrian Observatory continue monitoring and tracking coronavirus outbreaks across Syrian provinces which is under the control of the Syrian regime, SOHR activists have documented 15,300 new Covid-19 cases in the past few days, while 780 other cases died of the virus in the same period.

 

Meanwhile, regime authorities continue misinformation and keeping the real number of deaths and infection cases with coronavirus secret, by announcing only tens of infections and deaths on a daily basis. Moreover, large number of deaths are claimed to be caused by pneumonia, despite the broad outbreak of the virus throughout Syria.

 

According to SOHR latest statistics, based on reports obtained from reliable medical sources on the ground in regime-controlled areas, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has approximated 124,300, of whom 44,000 recovered, and 7,930 died.

 

It is worth noting that regime Ministry of Health’ official statistics announced 11,138 infections, of whom 686 people died and 5,192 recovered.