Romania's COVID-19 case count rises by 224 to 16,002

As many as 224 new cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Romania since the last report, bringing the total count to 16,002, the Group of Strategic Communication (GCS), the official coronavirus communication task force, reported on Wednesday at noon.

Of the people confirmed positive 7,961 have been declared cured and discharged.

As many as 228 coronavirus patients are in intensive care.

Romania's COVID-19 death toll to date is 1,016 people.