Damascus, Health Ministry announced on Saturday that 260 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria, adding that 70 patients recovered while 10 passed away.

In a statement to SANA the Ministry pointed out that the total number of the reported coronavirus cases in Syria has reached up to 36,713 till now, of which 24,435 have recovered, while 2,332 have passed away.

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

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)