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Serbia reports 7,802 cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours

According to health professionals, the clinical picture of the latest wave’s patients is far worse, due to a high percentage of pneumonia cases and severe complications

BELGRADE, December 3. /TASS/. Serbia recorded 7,802 cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry said that the total number of coronavirus cases had reached 199,158. According to the ministry, 61 patients died from the complications caused by COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 1,765. In the past 24 hours, 22,243 people have been tested for novel coronavirus. As many as 288 patients are on ventilators in intensive care units.

A total of 1,844,000 tests were carried out since the coronavirus outbreak. According to health professionals, the clinical picture of the latest wave’s patients is far worse, due to a high percentage of pneumonia cases and severe complications.

In the wake of the resurgence in cases, the Serbian government restricted operation of entertainment facilities, shopping malls and stores. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that the cabinet had been considering a curfew, but decided not to impose this extreme measure yet.

Earlier, Serbia banned gatherings of more than five people both indoors and outdoors.

In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

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