Rapid Increase in Number of Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 98 Palestine refugees (non-staff) have tested positive to COVID-19, and six refugees have died after contracting the virus. A total of 135 UNRWA staff (including 117 Palestine refugees and 18 Syrians) have tested positive to COVID-19. As of 31 December 2021, 23 staff were in quarantine.
