The Serbian Health Ministry said in its daily 3:00 pm bulletin on Friday that 17 COVID-19 patients passed away throughout the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 15,587.

It said that 8,085 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours.

The total number of people tested to date stands at 8,924,005 with 1,940,516 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said that there are 1,179 hospitalised cases, including 67 patients on ventilators.