Al-Tameemi, K., Nassour, R., Sleman, R. A., Daoud, M. S., Murad, L. S.
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Aims: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic. In Syria, the first case was reported in March 2020. This study was aimed to investigate the incidences of COVID-19 in the Banias and Alkadmos areas in Tartus, Syria, in 2021.Methodology and results: Our data were obtained from the records of Banias and Alkadmos hospitals. The results were inferred by analysing data for 1026 COVID-19 patients. About 58.4% of total cases were among males and 41.6% were among females. Most patients were living in rural areas;73% compared to 27% in urban ones. The severity of the disease varied between patients. About 67.4% of cases needed to be hospitalized for treatment, most of which were from the elderly. The same was noticed with the mortality rate, with 14.5% of total cases and 66.4% of them were older than 65.Conclusion, significance and impact of study: Our study indicated that age and gender are risk factors for contracting COVID-19.
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The Malaysian Journal of Microbiology (MJM) publishes high quality microbiology research related to the tropics. These include infectious diseases and antimicrobials. In addition, the journal also publishes research works on the application of microbes for the betterment of human society and the environment. The journal welcomes papers on isolation, identification, characterization and application of microbes and microbial products. The MJM is published under the auspices of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology. It serves as a forum for scientific communication among scientists and academics who deal with microbes and microbial products. The journal publishes research articles, short communications and review articles on various novel aspects of microbiology, which include topics related to medical, pharmaceutical, food, agricultural, industry, plant pathology, biotechnology, microbial genetics, environment, soil, water and biodeterioration. The journal aspires to emphasize the important roles played by microbes in our daily life.
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