Health Ministry: 96 new coronavirus cases recorded, 71 patients recover, 8 pass away

Damascus, SANA- The Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 96 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 71coronavirus patients recovered while 8 others passed away.

In a statement, the Ministry noted that the total number of the registered coronavirus cases in Syria has reached up to 12,084 up till now, of which 5,824 have recovered and 755 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 coronavirus death was registered on the 29th of the same month.

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