The North Macedonia authorities reported three more coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, bringing the total to 557 since the pandemic broke out.

The Health Ministry said that 1,825 people had been tested in the previous 24 hours, including 115 who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. A total of 134,318 people have been tested since the pandemic broke out including 13,308 who tested positive.  

The ministry said there are 2,774 active cases, including 40 patients on vetilators.  

The Public Health Institute said that another 225 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,977.