Health Ministry: 169 new coronavirus cases recorded, 43 patients recover, 7 pass away

Damascus, SANA- Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that 169 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria, adding that 43 patients recovered and 7 passed away.

The Ministry, in a statement, noted that the total number of infections which have been registered in Syria has reached up to 29,974 of which 22,880 have recovered, while 2,097 have passed away.

The first coronavirus case was registered in Syria on March 22^nd in a person who came from abroad, while the first fatality was reported on the 29^th of the same month.

Rafah al-Allouni/ Hala Zain