The Serbian Health Ministry said in its daily 3:00 pm bulletin on Friday that 18 COVID-19 patients passed away throughout the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 15,570.

It said that 11,039 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours.

The total number of people tested to date stands at 8,915,920 with 1,939,150 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said that there are 1,284 hospitalised cases, including 75 patients on ventilators.