The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Serbia rose to 97, the Health Care Ministry said in its 8:00 am bulletin on the covid19.rs web site.

The number of confirmed cases rose by 8 since the previous bulletin on Wednesday evening which said that 89 people had been confirmed to have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, adding that 46 people had been tested between bulletins.

Three of the eight people confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus were released to their homes for self-isolation while five were hospitalized in generally stable condition without complications, the bulletin said.

The Torlak Institute laboratory has tested a total of 486 suspected coronavirus cases to date.