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• This report compares the COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Gaza Strip in two months: between Oct 16th and Nov 15th, 2021, and between the period Nov. 16th and Dec. 15th, 2021.
• Ministry of Health (MoH) is still testing only suspected cases and travelers who need Covid-19 free certificate. During the two study periods, no tests were conducted for close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
• There was a significant decrease in the number of conducted COVID-19 tests and the number of reported cases between the two periods; from 33649 to 22604 and from 6226 to 3062, respectively (Table 1). As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the drop in incidence rate of COVID-19 infection was across all districts. This decline in incidence of COVID-19 started on Sep 15th.
• Although there has been a steady decline in the number of reported cases since Sep 15ht, there was almost a two fold increase in the proportion of severe and critical cases; from 1.0% to 1.9%. (Table 1)