COVID-19 pandemic in Syria
The COVID-19 pandemic in Syria is part of the ongoing 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.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Syria | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (4 years, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
| 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). |
| Government website | |
| MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 STATISTICS | |
Syria is considered especially vulnerable to the pandemic due to the ongoing civil war and dire humanitarian situation.
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.