Damascus- The Health Ministry announced on Thursday that 40 new coronavirus cases were recorded, adding that 17 coronavirus patients recovered, while 3 passed away.

In a statement, the Ministry added that the total number of the coronavirus cases recorded in Syria has reached up to 26,205 till now, of which 22,100 have recovered, while 1,930 passed away.

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

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)