The Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday reported 556 new novel coronavirus cases, making the total to 17,524.

In a single day, seven people died, taking the death toll to 213, the Task Force said.

“Azerbaijan conducted 6,645 tests for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall number of tests carried out so far to 482,170.

A total of 9,715 patients have recovered in the country since the outbreak, with some 346 patients recovered in the last 24 hours,” the Task Force added.