Donetsk, May 15 – DAN. DPR has registered 15 new cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said.

"The Ministry of Health reports that tests revealed 15 cases of COVID-19 in the DPR in the past 24 hours."

Overall, 229 cases have been confirmed. Five patients have died since the outbreak; 36 have fully recovered (seven recoveries were reported in the past 24 hours).

On March 14, the DPR went on high alert in connection with the threat of the coronavirus infection spread. *ot