al-fadl town in quneitra governorate after registering a number of covid-19 cases in it, in order to prevent an outbreak of the virus and to preserve public health and safety. 21 june: the ministry of health announced 6 new cases of people who had contact with infected persons from jdaydat al-fadl in quneitra governorate. the ministry said that 3 of the new cases were among members of the medical staff in al-mouwasat hospital and said that one of them is a student. 22 june: the ministry of health announced 15 new cases in damascus and rif dimashq of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. the ministry stated that the cases were found after the ministry's teams reached out to contacts of already confirmed cases and tested them and the results came back positive. the ministry said that most of them showed no symptoms and that all of them were put in proper isolation facilities to receive medical care. local news networks said that among the new covid-19 cases is the head of the pulmonology clinics department in al-mujtahid hospital in damascus and that she was put in isolation after being tested positive. the same sources also said that the cases in rif dimashq were from jdaydat al-fadl and qatana. the source also noted that the new cases reported in damascus were among people who were already in quarantine. 23 june: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. later the same day, 8 other recoveries were announced. the ministry of health announced 12 new cases among the 123 syrian students that arrived from lebanon for their exams. the ministry stated that they were in quarantine since they arrived to the country. 25 june: the ministry of health announced 11 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. and 2 recoveries. local news networks reported that a patient escaped the national hospital in hama after being tested positive for covid-19 and went to damascus where authorities tracked the person and put him in quarantine in rif dimashq. but the official state media networks never reported that. health officials later said that the person didn't escape, but instead he thought that the doctors were done with him and that he was free to go after taking samples for the test, but when authorities tried to reach him they found out that he went to damascus so he was quarantined there. noting that his results didn't actually come back yet. these news came in a time when many rumors circulated, especially in the past few days, about covid-19 cases that the government didn't report in aleppo and hama. 26 june: the ministry of health announced 12 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. the ministry also announced 6 recoveries. the ministry of health announced one death of a person who went to hospital because they had respiratory problems and later tested positive for covid-19. 27 june: the ministry of health announced one death of a man in his 70s in aleppo and said that he had diabetes and heart problems. 29 june: the ministry of health announced 13 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. 30 june: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. the ministry also announced 10 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. july 2020 1 july: the ministry of health announced 5 recoveries. the ministry also announced 14 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. 2 july: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. the ministry also announced 19 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. 3 july: the ministry of health announced 10 recoveries and one new death. the ministry also announced 16 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. 4 july: the ministry of health announced 10 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. 5 july: the ministry of health announced 20 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases. the ministry also announced 3 recoveries and 3 deaths. 6 july: the ministry of health announced 14 new cases of people who had contact with known confirmed cases and one death. local news networks said that the death reported on 6 july is of a resident of one of the neighborhoods in damascus who visited al-assad university hospital multiple times after experiencing cough and fever, and was admitted to the hospital a week ago and died a few days after. and later their covid-19 test results came back positive. the syrian arab red crescent said that it immediately took the necessary health procedures as one of its volunteers in daraa was tested positive for covid-19. and that all activities, except for first aid, were reduced for the safety of the volunteers and everyone else. 9 july: the first case of covid-19 was reported in rebel-held idlib of a doctor in his 30s. but the syrian government did not report it. 10 july: the ministry of health announced 22 new cases and two deaths. 11 july: tishreen university announced that one of its employees tested positive for covid-19, and that she was put in quarantine as well as the people that contacted with her. 12 july: health officials in al-nour hospital in jableh said that after a man in his 60s went into the hospital after experiencing digestive problems and covid-19 symptoms. the man was tested positive and was moved to al-heffa hospital. and after testing 25 people of the medical staff thad contacted with the patient it appeared that one nurse tested positive, and he was also to the same hospital. aleppo university announced that one of its students in the faculty of economics test positive for covid-19. ministry of justice announced that two judges tested positive for covid-19 in damascus, the ministry said that there were also two suspected cases that showed symptoms and were put in quarantine. 13 july: the ministry of health announced 23 new cases, 10 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 14 july: the ministry of health announced 22 new cases, 2 recoveries, and 2 deaths. 15 july: the ministry of health announced 19 new cases, 2 recoveries, and one death. 16 july: the ministry of health announced 19 new cases. 17 july: the ministry of health announced 19 new cases, 4 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 18 july: the ministry of health announced that the lockdown on jdaidet al-fadl town was lifted after conducting comprehensive medical swabs to assess the state of covid-19 in the town, as the results were negative. 20 july: the ministry of health announced 26 new cases and 10 recoveries and 4 deaths. 21 july: the ministry of health announced 18 new cases, 6 recoveries, and two deaths. the jordanian ministry of health announced 46 new cases in jordan and said that 44 of them are of people who came from syria. 22 july: the ministry of health announced 21 new cases, 5 recoveries, and one death. the ministry of endowments announced the suspension of eid al-adha prayers in damascus and rif dimashq alongside suspending all lessons and religious councils teaching seminars. 23 july: the ministry of health announced 23 new cases, 9 recoveries, and 3 deaths. the ministry of health announced that the lockdown on ras al-ma'ara town was lifted after conducting comprehensive medical swabs to assess the state of covid-19 in the town, as the results were negative. 24 july: the ministry of health announced 24 new cases and 10 recoveries. 25 july: the ministry of health announced 19 new cases, 10 recoveries, and one death. 26 july: the ministry of health announced 23 new cases, 9 recoveries, and 2 deaths. 27 july: the ministry of health announced 24 new cases, 10 recoveries, and 2 deaths. 28 july: the ministry of health announced 20 new cases and 10 recoveries. 29 july: the ministry of health announced 23 new cases and 9 recoveries. 30 july: the ministry of health said in a statement that it doesn't have the capabilities to do widespread pcr testing, affirming the belief that the number of confirmed cases does not reflect the real status of covid-19 in syria. the ministry of health announced 21 new cases and one death. the directorate of health in as-suweyda said that the number of covid-19 cases in the governorate is 24, with 19 recoveries and 3 deaths. but the official website of the ministry of health for covid-19 cases still showed as-suweyda with 16 cases, two recoveries, and one death. 31 july: the ministry of health announced 19 new cases, 8 recoveries, and two deaths. august 2020 1 august: the ministry of health announced 23 new cases and 9 recoveries. 2 august: the ministry of health announced 29 new cases, 10 recoveries, and one death. 3 august: the ministry of health announced 38 new cases, 12 recoveries, and two deaths. 4 august: the ministry of health announced 45 new cases and 15 recoveries. 5 august: the ministry of health announced 52 new cases, 13 recoveries, and two deaths. 6 august: the ministry of health announced 55 new cases and 15 recoveries. 7 august: the ministry of health announced 61 new cases. 8 august: the ministry of health announced 65 new cases, 20 recoveries, and two deaths. 9 august: the ministry of health announced 63 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. 10 august: the ministry of health announced 67 new cases and 18 recoveries. of the reported cases, seven were in hasaka governorate; making it the first time the government reports cases in the governorate. 11 august: the ministry of health announced 72 new cases, 21 recoveries, and one death. 13 august: the ministry of health announced 105 new cases (highest single-day number reported), 10 recoveries, and two deaths. 14 august: the ministry of health announced 83 new cases, 8 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 15 august: the ministry of health announced 78 new cases, 5 recoveries, and two deaths. 16 august: the ministry of health announced 84 new cases, 9 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 17 august: the ministry of health announced 87 new cases, 8 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 18 august: the ministry of health announced 80 new cases, 6 recoveries, and 5 deaths. 19 august: the ministry of health announced 83 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 5 deaths. 20 august: the ministry of health announced 81 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 21 august: the ministry of health announced 65 new cases, 15 recoveries, and one death. 22 august: the ministry of health announced 70 new cases, 15 recoveries, and two deaths. 23 august: the ministry of health announced 74 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 24 august: the ministry of health announced 76 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 25 august: the ministry of health announced 72 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 26 august: the ministry of health announced 75 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 27 august: the ministry of health announced 64 new cases, 19 recoveries, and two deaths. 28 august: the ministry of health announced 59 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 29 august: the ministry of health announced 65 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 30 august: the ministry of health announced 75 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 31 august: the ministry of health announced 62 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 3 deaths. september 2020 1 september: the ministry of health announced 65 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 2 september: the ministry of health announced 68 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 3 september: the ministry of health announced 75 new cases, 20 recoveries, and 4 deaths. former agriculture and agrarian reform minister ahmed al-qadri died from covid-19, making him the first syrian government official to die from covid-19 during the pandemic. 4 september: the ministry of health announced 68 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 5 september: the ministry of health announced 63 new cases, 17 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 6 september: the ministry of health announced 67 new cases, 15 recoveries, and 4 deaths. 7 september: the ministry of health announced 58 new cases, 14 recoveries, and 3 deaths. 8 september: the ministry of health announced 60 new cases,