Out of 4,926 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 344 new cases were registered and 9 patients passed away, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The Ministry also added 9 deaths to the report that occurred between September 7 and October 4.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 194,575 confirmed coronavirus cases. The death toll stands at 6,817. At the moment, there are 6,967 active cases across the country.