Eight dead and 240 new Covid-19 cases in Bosnia

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Bosnian health authorities reported 240 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, 169 from the Federation (FBiH) entity, and 71 from Republika Srpska (RS) entity. The authorities added there were eight virus-related fatalities in the country.

The FBiH health authorities said they tested 1,271 samples of which 169 came back positive. The entity recorded seven virus-related fatalities.

The RS health officials said they tested 422 samples for the disease, of which 71 showed positive results. This entity said they recorded one virus-related fatality.

Data from the Brcko district and state Civil Affairs Ministry will be published later in the day.