19 new COVID-19 cases reported in Syrian gov't-controlled areas, 6 in rebel-held areas

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DAMASCUS, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian health ministry on Wednesday reported 19 new coronavirus cases in government-controlled areas while a war monitor said six new cases were detected in rebel-held areas in northern Syria.

The 19 new infections raised the overall number of COVID-19 cases in government-held areas since March to 458, including 140 recoveries and 22 deaths, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, the six new cases in rebel-held areas were recorded in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria over the past 48 hours, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

A total of 11 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in rebel-held areas in Idlib and Aleppo, the watchdog said.

The first case in government-controlled areas was confirmed in March while the rebel-held areas reported the first case earlier this month. Enditem

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