We've lost 5 more people to coronavirus in last 24 hours: 71 victims in Serbia in total, so far

In Serbia, there have been five more deaths over the last 24 hours from coronavirus-induced disease, which comes to a total of 71 victims so far, a press conference has heard today.

Since the last report and until Friday at 3 pm, samples from 1,893 people have been tested, 238 of which came back positive. A total of 2,107 patients have been hospitalized so far, with 136 people attached to ventilators.

A total of 14,240 people have been tested for coronavirus in Serbia thus far.

Among the five deceased over the past 24 hours are four men and one woman. The mortality rate at this point stands at 2.29 percent.

By Easter, the number of cases will increase

Professor Doctor Branislav Tiodorovic, an epidemiologist, said today that we are in a difficult week ahead.

According to him, by (Orthodox) Easter we expect the number of coronavirus cases to increase, as well as of the fatalities. After Easter (April 19), the prognosis is that the numbers will fall and that by the end of April we will have a slight decline, to then enter the month of May with UV indexes above 3, to help us cope with this virus.

We need to be aware that iron discipline is necessary precisely at this point in time, he said.

(Telegraf.rs)