Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,602 new cases, 1,597 recoveries

Belarus confirmed 1,602 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,597 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 284,500 cases. A total of 274,743 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

As many as 1,957 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection outbreak in Belarus.

All in all, Belarus performed 4,861,238 tests, including 19,458 tests in the past 24 hours.