According to the health ministry’s updated, it was reported 97 new infections bringing to total to 524, including 346 in Aleppo, 72 in Deir Ezzor, 34 in Hasakeh and five in Damascus.

There were also three deaths, raising the country´s death toll to 36. Major cause of death was due to delays in going to health centers for treatment.

Syrian ministry added that Aleppo, where the first cholera case was reported last September 10, keeps on being the province with highest death figures (28).

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