Belarus confirmed 609 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 564 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 298,123 cases. A total of 288,613 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus. As many as 2,063 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection outbreak in Belarus. All in all, Belarus performed 5,032,074 tests, including 7,030 tests in the past 24 hours.