Bosnia sees slight increase in new coronavirus infections, death toll unchanged

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has recorded another 23 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, 16 in Republika Srpska and seven in the Federation, the healthcare authorities of the two semi-autonomous regions confirmed Tuesday in their daily press statements. The total of 2,049 Covid-19 patients has recovered in the country.

According to the Civil Affairs Ministry, the country's tally stands at 2,728 with 1,540 Covid-19 cases in Republika Srpska and 1,168 in the Federation. The death toll remains unchanged for three days in a row and stands at 160. 

Brcko District, a separate administrative unit in the north of the country has seen 20 confirmed Covid-19 patients, of which 16 recovered and four died.

The total of 964 patients in the Federation has recovered to date, leaving 165 active cases. The region has recorded 39 fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus.

So far, the healthcare authorities in this part of the country have performed 41,042 coronavirus tests.

As for Republika Srpska, Covid-19 has caused 117 deaths in this region and 1,069 patients have recovered.

The total of 30,648 lab tests has been performed by the healthcare authorities of Republika Srpska.