Out of 3,449 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 269 new cases were registered and 7 patients passed away, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

The Ministry also added 8 deaths to the report that occurred in November and December.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 222,333 confirmed coronavirus cases. The death toll stands at 7,868. At the moment, there are 5,174 active cases across the country.