A total of 43 people tested positive for the coronavirus between Wednesday and Thursday, a steep increase compared to the numbers in recent days, while two people passed away due to COVID-19.

According to the Sarajevo University Clinical Center, 12 of the 259 people tested in the semi-autonomous Federation (FBiH) region tested positive. Of them, 11 are from the northern town of Tesanj, a new coronavirus hotspot in the country which has seen new cases daily in recent weeks. One more person tested positive for the virus in Sarajevo.

In Bosnia’s other region, Republika Srpska (RS), 31 of the 296 people tested positive for the virus since Wednesday and two died due to COVID-19.

A total of 2,594 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Bosnia and Herzegovina so far and 159 people died due to COVID-19, while 1,951 recovered.