Health Ministry: 42 new coronavirus cases recorded, 9 patients recover

Damascus, SANA-The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that 42 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 9 coronavirus patients recovered and 5 others passed away.

The Ministry added, in a statement, that the total number of the coronavirus cases recorded in Syria till now has reached up to 24,946, of which 21,699 have recovered, while 1,826 have passed away.

The first coronavirus case was recorded in Syria on March 22nd last year in a person who came from abroad, while the first death was registered on the 29th of the same month.

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