Armenia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 3029 – 145 new-infected people over one day
08.05.2020,
11:30
As of 11:00 on Friday, May 8, there were 1,218 recovered COVID-19 patients in Armenia, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention says in its daily report. In total, 3,029 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths have been reported in the country. Ten coronavirus-positive people died from other diseases. This means that 145 new infection cases and one death have been recorded since yesterday’s report.
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. As of 11:00 on Friday, May 8, there were 1,218 recovered COVID-19 patients in Armenia, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention says in its daily report. In total, 3,029 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths have been reported in the country. Ten coronavirus-positive people died from other diseases. This means that 145 new infection cases and one death have been recorded since yesterday’s report.
According to the center, 29,205 tests for the coronavirus have been carried out in Armenia. Some 1,758 COVID-19 patients are being treated now.
The health ministry says the coronavirus-infected woman, 48, who died yesterday had concomitant chronic diseases.
A state of emergency in order to suppress the spread of the coronavirus operates in Armenia from March 16 to April 14. Restrictions on free movement and certain types of economic activity in Armenia in a state of emergency (previously imposed for the period from March 24 to March 31) were extended until April 12 inclusive.
On April 13, the government extended the state of emergency for another month - until 17:00 on May 14, 2020 inclusive, expanding the list of business areas that are allowed to work again. --0---
