Skopje, 14 April 2020 (MIA) – Six coronavirus patients passed away in the past 24 hours, four of which at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and two at the “8 September” hospital, the Health Ministry said in a press release Tuesday.

Of the six victims, two were from Launishta, one from Prilep, one from Veles and two from Kumanovo. Five of them were over the age of 60.

10 patients have been released from the Skopje Clinic for Infectious Diseases after having recovered from the coronavirus and 32 patients (12 in Debar and 20 in Skopje) who were treated for the infection at home have also recuperated.

In the past 24 hours, 54 new coronavirus cases were registered in the country, of which 13 in Skopje, 25 in Kumanovo, one in Shtip, 10 in Prilep, one in Tetovo, two in Veles, one in Gostivar, one in Kichevo.

The total tally of coronavirus patients in North Macedonia stands at 908.

Of these, in Skopje-329, Kumanovo-236, Debar-49, Shtip-28, Prilep-85, Tetovo-38, Struga-43, Veles-34, Bitola-9, Ohrid-4, Kavadarci-3, Gostivar-9, Gevgelija-4, Strumica-2, Kriva Palanka-3, Radovish-4, Krushevo-3, Kochani-22, Probishtip-2, Kichevo-1.

710 coronavirus tests have been carried out in the past 24 hours. Of these, 530 through the Institute for Public Health, 18 through the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 20 through the Avicena lab, 24 through the Biotek lab, 118 through the Zhan Mitrev Clinic. Two PCR coronavirus tests carried out through Sistina came back positive.

A total of 9,262 COVID-19 tests have been carried out so far in North Macedonia, the press release read.