Damascus, SANA- Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that 18 new coronavirus were registered in Syria and 6 cases have recovered while 2 cases have passed away .
The Ministry added in a statement to SANA that the number of infections detected in Syria has reached 540 cases, of which 160 cases have recovered and 31 have passed away .
The first infection with the Corona virus was recorded in Syria on March 22nd for a person coming from abroad while the first death was recorded on 29th of the same month.
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