Coronavirus UPDATE: 5 deaths, 1,020 new cases

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The Serbian Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Tuesday that 5 people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 17,900.

It said that 9,510 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours, including 1,020 who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

The total number of people tested to date stands at 12,502,488 with 2,504,113 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said that there are 260 hospitalized cases, including 19 patients on ventilators.