Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA -Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that the total number of confirmed cases of cholera infection has reached 53, Aleppo 22, al-Hasaka 13, Deir Ezzor 10, Lattakia 6 and Damascus 2 registered cases.
“The total number of death cases due to cholera infection mounted to 7, distributed on Aleppo 4, Deir Ezzor 2 and Hasaka 1” the Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry stated that it will “issue an update on the epidemiological situation to be published on its official platforms about cholera every 48 hours to facilitate obtaining information from its confirmed and exclusive source”.
The Ministry confirmed that it is “conducting epidemiological surveillance of the disease 24-hours a day and taking appropriate measures to control it in cooperation with the concerned authorities”, noting that “treatment is available, and hospitals have been provided with an additional stock of treatment in anticipation of any increase in the number of limited cases so far”.
The Ministry called on citizens to follow public health procedures and behaviors.
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