The number of coronavirus infections in Serbia increased by 351 in the past 24 hours to reach 19,334, while the number of coronavirus-related fatalities climbed to 429, the national health ministry said Wednesday.

Axar.az reports that, according to the agency, 11 more people died in the past 24 hours, the death rate stands at 2.22%, while 169 coronavirus patients are put on ventilators. In a single day, 8,393 people were tested for the virus.

On Tuesday, the ministry reported 344 new infections. Overall, the country hospitalized 4,858 patients with coronavirus, meanwhile, 515,395 people were tested for the virus across the country.