Syria: iMMAP/DFS COVID-19 Situation Analysis (March 2021)
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COVID-19 and containment measures overview
A. COVID-19 CASES
As of 31 March, a total of 50,4001 confirmed COVID-19 cases
were recorded across Syria (243 per 100,000) (WHO Syria
Dashboard, WHO NWS Dashboard, NES COVID-19 Dashboard
31/03/2021), up from 45,000 by the end of February with
a common assumption that those detected and reported
are only a small proportion of the actual figures. Some
areas are observing a sharp increase in the rate of newly
detected cases, which is being referred to as a third wave
(Asharq Al-Awsat 02/03/2021).
Government-held areas: positivity rates remain high as
rate of newly reported cases increases again