Nearly 300 new cases in BiH, five people died

(Patria) - In the past 24 hours, 292 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and five new deaths have been reported.

Since the last report on the epidemiological situation in Republika Srpska, in the last 24 hours, 641 laboratory samples have been tested, and the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been confirmed in 98 people in this BiH entity.

These are 52 men and 46 women, of whom 18 are younger, 65 are middle-aged, and 15 are elderly.

According to place of residence, 38 people are from Banja Luka, 10 from Laktaši, eight from Zvornik, five from Gradiška, four each from Čelinac and Bijeljina, three each from Drvar and Foča, two each from Kozarska Dubica, Kotor Varoš, Lopare and Teslić, and one each from Brod, Doboj, Istočna Ilidža, Kneževo, Kostajnica, Milići, Osmaci, Pale, Prijedor, Sokolac, Srbac, Stanari, Trebinje, Šipovo and Nevesinje.

In the last 24 hours, the Institute of Public Health of Republika Srpska reported one death in which the presence of the new coronavirus was confirmed. This is an elderly man from Prijedor.

So far, 8,609 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in RS, and a total of 285 people have died who tested positive for the new coronavirus. A total of 5,491 people have recovered from the new coronavirus so far, and a total of 73,612 people have been tested.

The total number of hospitalized in Republika Srpska is 177, at the University Clinical Center RS 57, and in general hospitals 120. Currently, 3,554 people are under health supervision, and supervision has been completed for 55,357 people.

In the past 24 hours, the Public Health Institute of the Federation of BiH reported 1,576 samples, of which 194 are positive for SARS-CoV-2.

New cases have been registered in all cantons/counties in the Federation of BiH. So far, a total of 143,107 samples have been tested, and SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed in 15,984 people.

As of today, 11,598 patients have recovered in the Federation of BiH, and in the past 24 hours, recovery has been recorded in 86 patients. Currently, there are 3,939 active cases positive for SARS-CoV-2.

The Public Health Institute of the Federation of BiH reported four new deaths. Three patients died in the past 24 hours, and one patient died on September 15 and was subsequently entered into the database.

As of today, the total number of deaths in the Federation of BiH is 447, of which 295 are men and 152 are women.