Belarus: Coronavirus cases pass 1,700

The death toll from COVID-19 in Belarus reached 19 in the past day, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

According to the Belarusian Health Ministry, the number of infected people topped 1,793.

Notably, the coronavirus infection began to spread in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year. 209 states and regions have already reported on confirmed cases.

The number of people infected with coronavirus globally has so far exceeded 1 615 000, 362 572of those recovered, while 96 794 died.

The World Health Organization (WHO) named the infection COVID-19 on February 11. On March 11, the organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic.