During the last 24 hours, in the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology in NIPHK and private laboratories, a total of 1,318 samples taken from HUCSK and the tracking of case contacts in the field were tested, of which 337 cases resulted positive.
According to the institute, within 24 hours seven deaths were reported with SARS CoV-2 positive.
“The total number of positive cases is 20,179 out of 95,774 people suspected of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, while the total number of deaths is 688.