BFF-36 Belarus reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 65,623

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Belarus reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 65,623

MINSK, July 16, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) — Belarus reported 180 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking its total to 65,623, according to the country’s health ministry.

There have been 536 new recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 56,915, the ministry added.

So far, 485 people have died from the disease in the country, including five over the past 24 hours, it said.

As of Thursday, over 1,162,000 tests for the virus have been conducted across the country, according to official figures.

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