The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection has announced 189 new infections with the novel coronavirus. The total number of confirmed infections now stands at 9,700. Six persons lost the battle with COVID-19 on June 7, the number of casualties rising to 341, IPN reports.
As many as 828 tests were done today and 685 of them were primary tests, while 143 were rerun tests. Eighteen of those confirmed with the infection are healthcare workers.
The six victims who succumbed to COVID-19 are two woman aged 61 from Briceni and Bălți, a man aged 57 who stayed at the Bădiceni Placement Center and another three men aged 61, 65 and 81 from Basarabeasca, Râșcani and Sângerei.
A number of 5,638 persons who contracted the virus have been cured by now.
