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SURVEILLANCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Since the reporting of the first case of COVID-19 on 22 March 2020 and as of 6 August 2022, A total of 56,474 confirmed cases, including 3,153 associated death cases (CFR 5.6%), were reported in Syria.
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Out of 56,474 COVID-19 confirmed cases, 93.6% of cases (n=52,883) reported recovered, 0.8% (n= 438) reported as still active cases, and 5.6% of cases (n=3,153) reported as deceased.
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In the week 31, there is an increase in the confirmed cases by 0.5% (n=195) compared with the previous week (n=194). Moreover COVID-19 deaths during week 31 (n=3) after 14 weeks without any reported death.
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COVID-19 cases in week 31 distributed by governorate: Damascus 30.77% (n= 60), Aleppo 26.67% (n= 52), Rural Damascus 17.44% (n= 34), Al-Hasakeh 5.64% (n= 11), Lattakia 5.13% (n= 10), Homs 3.08% (n= 6), Tartous 3.08% (n= 6), Hama 3.08% (n= 6), Dar'a 2.05% (n= 4), As-Sweida 2.05% (n= 4), Quneitra 1.03% (n= 2).
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Globally, stabilization in number of cases detected and deaths; about half of the cases are linked to BA.5 sub-lineage. In EMR decrease in # of cases which follows the trend in Europe, if decrease is confirmed, peak much lower than the previous OMICRON wave. The genetic sequence in Syria will start next week.