Donetsk, Jan 13 – DAN. DPR has registered 319 new cases of COVID-19 as the total number of confirmed cases climbed to 16,817, the Ministry of Health said.

“The Ministry of Health reports that tests revealed 319 cases of COVID-19 in the DPR on January 12.”

In the past 24 hours, 158 people were discharged from hospitals after testing negative twice; 25 virus-related deaths were reported.

The total of 9,902 patients recovered, while 5,426 are being treated; the total of 1,489 died.

The health authority said that in Ukraine 6,409 new cases had been reported in 24 hours, the total number of cases has exceed one million, of those 20,214 died. *ot