Increasing numbers of coronavirus infections: Syria’s Kurdish Red Crescent
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, the Kurdish Red Crescent, working in the Autonomous Administration areas of northeast Syria, said that the number of cases of coronavirus has increased seven times over the past month, while the number of critical cases has not decreased in Raqqa, Hasakah, and Qamishli hospitals despite the imposition of total lockdown.
The official account of the Kurdish Red Crescent on Facebook published figures and statistics showing the escalation of the pandemic in the regions of northeast Syria, and the organization also attached a file that included graphs for these statistics.
The percentages show the increase in the infection rate in March compared to February by 700%, and a 39% increase in the mortality rate among people aged 40-59 years old.
During February, the hospitals for coronavirus in Hasakah, Qamishli, and Raqqa did not contain more than five critical cases, but the number increased during March to reach between 25 and 30 cases, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent.
The statistics showed that the numbers of critical cases are still “the same despite the imposition of full lockdown.”
During the past month, the number of coronavirus calls to the Kurdish Red Crescent Operations Room reached 1,898, and the number of swabs taken by the rapid response teams reached 5,536.
On Friday, the Health Board of the Autonomous Administration announced the record of five deaths and 236 new cases of coronavirus in its areas.
With the announcement of these new cases, the number of people infected with Coronavirus in the AANES areas, has risen to 11,769 confirmed cases, including 415 deaths and 1,354 cases of recovery.
On Tuesday, the full lockdown began in Qamishli, Hasakah, Raqqa, and the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, to continue for a week in coincidence with a partial lockdown in the rest of northeast Syria.
The Deir ez-Zor Civil Council also announced the complete lockdown in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor that began on the same day, while the Health Board later imposed a full lockdown on the Euphrates region starting from Friday.
The Kurdish Red Crescent urged people with coronavirus to receive medical treatment at an early stage, “because it increases the chances of recovery.”
The Kurdish Red Crescent Operations Room receives calls to deal with the Corona pandemic through the numbers 0949359179, 0932125933, 0935288541 in addition to the number 0949356870 on the WhatsApp application.