In the past 24 hours, 1,470 tests have been performed which registered 168 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. 83 of the new cases have been registered in Skopje. The same period there have been 3 deaths and 70 recoveries from the virus. The total number of diagnosed patients in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic is 7,572, recovered patients are 3,624, deceased are 362 and currently in the country there are 3,586 registered active cases. MoI informs that there have been 455 violations of the protective equipment measure in the same period. Health Minister Venko Filipce held press-conference where he informed that the restrictive measures will not return after the elections, in light of the fact that the number of hospitalized patients is decreasing. He also adds that the daily average of new patients is also decreasing as well.