Covid-19 cases in Syria rise to 312

19 new infections with the Coronavirus have been recorded, bringing the number of cases registered in Syria to 312.

According to the Syrian official news agency SANA, Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 19 new coronavirus cases have been registered.

According to the Ministry, 3 of those infected have recovered, raising the number of recoveries to 113.

The Ministry clarified, in a statement to SANA, that the number of infected persons has become 312, of which 113 have recovered and 9 have passed away.

The first Coronavirus case in Syria was registered on March 22nd for a person who had come from abroad, while the first death case was registered on 29th of the same month.