The Serbian Health Ministry said in its daily 3:00 pm bulletin on Thursday that 21 people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,499.

It said that 12,869 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours, including 1,366 who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

The total number of people tested to date stands at 3,894,730 with 697,241 confirmed cases.

The bulletin said that there are 3,998 hospitalized cases, including 138 patients on ventilators.