The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Serbia grew by 289 over the past day and reached 16,420, with 317 fatalities, the country’s health ministry said on Monday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media.

According to the health ministry, six coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day. As many as 7,872 people were tested for the novel coronavirus during the day.

As many as 2,737 coronavirus-positive patients are currently undergoing treatment at hospitals, including 93 connected to lung ventilators. A total of 447,317 people have been tested for the coronavirus infection since the epidemic outbreak. The mortality rate is 1.93%