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Two more deaths because of coronavirus; death toll - 205

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Two more people infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, the death toll reaching 205, the Strategic Communication Group reported on Wednesday.

It is about a 90-year-old man from Alba County and a 67-year-old woman from Botosani County. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - author: Bogdan Gabaroi, editor: Simona Iacob)

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