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Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Belarus exceeds 73,700

According to the latest update, as many as 72,369 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease, including 166 in the past 24 hours

MINSK, September 11. /TASS/. As many as 193 more novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in Belarus in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 73,700, the country’ health ministry reported on Friday.

"As many as 73,784 people (or about 0.78% out of the country’s population of 9.41 million - TASS) have tested positive for COVID-19," it said, adding that the daily tally was 193.

"A total of 738 coronavirus patients with a number of chronic diseases have died since the epidemic outbreak (five deaths during the past day)," it said, adding that six coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day.

According to the latest update, as many as 72,369 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease, including 166 in the past 24 hours. A total of 1,629,812, or 17% of the population have been tested for the novel coronavirus, including 11,599 during the day.

Belarus did not impose any coronavirus lockdowns, with mass gathering not being banned. The maximal daily tally of newly confirmed coronavirus cases was reported in April when more than 900 patients tested positive in one day.

The country’s health ministry anticipates a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic in November-December.