Donetsk, Aug 19 – DAN. Two hundred and seventy-six new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the DPR Healthcare Ministry reported on Thursday.

“DPR medics have carried out 1,348 tests since Wednesday; 257 people tested positive and another 19 showed COVID-19 symptoms,” the report said. One hundred and sixty-three people have recovered and 21 died over the designated period.

The DPR currently has 53,086 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 5,544 people continue treatment, 43,648 recovered and 3,894 died.*jk