Yemen witnessed Monday a slight surge in coronavirus-related deaths and infections as the war-torn country grappled with the third wave of the outbreak for the past two months.
On Monday, the National Emergency Committee for COVID-19 recorded 33 new infections and four fatalities in nine governorates.
The number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government in south and east Yemen had reached 9,402 with 5,930 associated recoveries and 1,690 active cases, since the first COVID-19 case was recorded in April 2020.
The total death toll also rose to 1,782.
On Sunday, Yemen had registered 24 new infections and three deaths.
However, the country’s limited testing capacity, the difficulty of accessing treatment centers and the perceived risks of seeking care means that the true number of coronavirus cases is much higher than recorded.
Officials also believe that most cases do not go to hospitals due to poverty and lack of confidence in the health sector.
The Houthi group, which controls Sanaa and some cities in the north and west of the country, does not reveal the numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths.
The group only announced three infections and one death since the pandemic outbreak in Yemen in April 2020.
More than six and a half years of war has undermined the health system in Yemen, which the United Nations says is already suffering from one of the world's worst health crises.
