Penza, 31 March 2020. PenzaNews. The number of people infected with novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) has increased in Penza region to twelve. This was said by spokeswoman of the governor and government of the region Dina Cheremushkina on Tuesday, March 31.

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“There have been five new cases today,” she explained, adding that the age of patients with COVID-19 was 31 years, 56 years, 62 years, 75 years and 81 years.

"All of them contacted the second patient, as before," Dina Cheremushkina noted.

She added that the diagnosis had not been confirmed in the person whose initial tests for coronavirus were positive.

"4 112 people are under surveillance. 3 728 tests have been conducted," the spokeswoman of the governor and government of Penza region said.