BELGRADE, Serbia
Serbia on Friday confirmed the first coronavirus-related death in the country.
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said a 59-year-old man in the northern autonomous province of Vojvodina died due to the virus.
"A few hours ago, a 59-year-old man from Kikinda died at the Clinical Center of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. He had many other health problems," Brnabic said, adding that eight more people were in critical condition.
Brnabic said the man contracted the virus from another male patient currently in critical condition.
With 17 new infections reported on Friday, the national tally has risen to 135, according to