Coronavirus infections in northeast Syria doubled in September: Kurdish Red Crescent
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, the Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC, humanitarian non-profit organization operating in northeast Syria) revealed that the coronavirus infections doubled significantly in September, compared to August.
The KRC published the coronavirus data for the two months of August and September on its official Facebook.
It said that the number of the infections during September amounted to 7,613, while it was 1,991 in August.
During this month, 244 people died as a result of the virus, but the number of deaths in August was only 32, according to KRC.
According to the data of the Kurdish Red Crescent, the city of Qamishli recorded 1,901 infections, then Hasakah 1,501, and Derik with 1,077 cases, during September.
The organization urged those infected with Covid-19 to “go to receive medical treatment at an early stage and not to delay it.”
On September 30, the Health Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) issued a “final appeal to the concerned countries to intervene and cooperate in confronting the virus, as the region is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.”
“The Autonomous Administration is not able to tackle the virus alone if the situation remains as it is,” said Jiwan Mustafa, co-chair of the AANES Health Board.