BUCHAREST, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian authorities announced on Wednesday that 345 COVID-19 infection cases have been recorded in the country in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day number since May 7.
Meanwhile, 14 new deaths from the novel coronavirus were recorded in the period, said the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official COVID-19 communication task force, in its daily report.
So far, the total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 22,760, among whom there were 16,117 recoveries and 1,451 deaths.
The GCS warned earlier that infections have lately been on an upward trend. Health Minister Nelu Tataru stressed on Tuesday that "the situation is not over yet, we are at a time that we must manage," and Romanians can return to a quasi-normal life only by respecting the rules.
Romania has been under the state of alert since mid-May after the end of a two-month higher-level state of emergency. Three rounds of relaxation measures were announced so far and there are actually very few areas in which people's lives are still restricted. Enditem
