GCS: 460 new SARS-CoV-2 infection cases; total number of cases 25,286
Another 460 cases of persons infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been registered in Romania since the latest information, the total thus reaching 25,286 cases, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Thursday.
A number of 199 patients are in ICU.
From among the people who tested positive, 17,906 have been declared cured and discharged. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Andreea Rotaru; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)
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