171 New COVID-19 Cases and 26 Deaths in Past 24 Hours

The Health Ministry registered in the past 24 hours 171 new cases of COVID-19 as well as 26 deaths of COVID-19 patients. So far in the country 154,222 cases of COVID-19 were registered, of which 138,779 are cured, 10,308 remain active, while 5,135 have passed away. The Health Ministry also informed that so far 145,043 citizens have been vaccinated against COVID-19, of which 23,862 have received two doses of the vaccine. Health Minister Venko Filipce revealed in meantime that the second batch of 38,400 AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in the country as part of the COVAX Mechanism on Friday 14 May 2021.