VENEZUELA - AUGUST 2020 Situation Report Last updated: 14 Oct 2020 HIGHLIGHTS (28 Nov 2020) As of 11 October, Venezuela reported 83,137 cases of COVID-19 and 697 deaths, as well as 74,664 recovered cases. Most affected states: Capital District, Miranda, Zulia and Apure. While there is a decrease in the number of people returning, new informal movements to cross the border are taking place at the same time. From mid-March to October, it is estimated that over 120,000 people have returned to Venezuela. In several states, constraints on sustained access to basic services such as water, electricity, gas, fuel and July 2020. Guasdualito, Apure, Venezuela. Returnees telecommunications continue to be reported. queuing for medical consultation. OCHA/Cortes Due to heavy rains, rivers have overflowed and triggered flooding in communities in the states of Aragua, Portuguesa and Bolivar, among others. KEY FIGURES FUNDING CONTACTS Naomi Frerotte 3.3M 2.4M $762,5M $146M Public Information Officer Reached with Reached with COVID- Required in 2020 Received in 2020
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[email protected] HRP projects BACKGROUND (28 Nov 2020) Situation Overview As of 11 October, Venezuelan authorities confirmed 83,137 COVID-19 cases and 697 deaths, as well as 74,664 recovered cases. The number of community transmission cases continued to exceed confirmed cases in returnees. As of 11 October, authorities had confirmed 9,286 cases among returnees (11 per cent of the total number of cases). https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/venezuela-bolivarian-republic-of/ Page 1 of 15 Downloaded: 30 Nov 2020 VENEZUELA - AUGUST 2020 Situation Report Last updated: 14 Oct 2020 At the national level, due to the increase in community transmission cases in several areas, national and regional authorities have established additional shelter spaces in hotels, sports and convention centers and sports villas to temporarily accommodate asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic people diagnosed with COVID-19.