The Serbian Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Monday that five people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 17,700.

It said that 11,149 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours, including 823 who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

The total number of people tested to date stands at 12,142,741 with 2,470,291 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said that there are 269 hospitalized cases, including 11 patients on ventilators.