The number of infections with COVID-19 reached 5,154 after the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection in the evening of May 12 reported another 159 cases of infection. The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease rose to 182, IPN reports.

In a press release, the Ministry says all the 159 new infections are local transmission cases. Of these, 54 cases were recorded in the Transnistrian region.

As many as 25 infections are among healthcare workers. Sixteen of those infected are nurses.

The Ministry also reported three new deaths besides the three deaths announced in the morning. The victims are a 43-year-old woman from Ceadâr-Lunga district, a man aged 69 from Briceni district and a 31-year-old man from Glodeni district.