MINSK, 17 April (BelTA) – As of 17 April, Belarus performed 86,813 coronavirus tests, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.
Twenty-four laboratories are involved in testing. They have been set up in national applied research centers and centers for hygiene, epidemiology, and public health as well as in private medical centers.
Belarus has reported 4,779 coronavirus cases, the Healthcare Ministry noted. A total of 342 patients have recovered and have been discharged from the hospital.
Forty-two coronavirus patients with chronic diseases died.