Three more persons infected with novel coronavirus die
Three more persons - two men and a woman, infected with the novel coronavirus died, the nationwide death toll thus reaching 11, the Strategic Communication Group informs on Tuesday.
The latest three persons who died following the infection with the novel coronavirus are a 59-year old man, patient of the Suceava Emergency Hospital (time of death 22 March), a 80-year-old woman, patient of the Suceava Emergency Hospital (time of death 23 March), and a 71-year-old man, patient of the Suceava Emergency Hospital (time of death 23 March), all "without a possible exposure pointed out."
According to the source, the patients were confirmed positive for COVID-19, when the results of the laboratory came in.
All three patients had pre-existing chronic conditions (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes).
"The deaths were reported to the INSP this evening," the same source pointed out. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Antonia Nita; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)
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