Armenia’s death toll from Covid-19 grows to 8,619

YEREVAN, April 5. /ARKA/. Armenian health officials have recorded 13 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, saying the total number of confirmed cases rose to 422,594 as of Tuesday morning.

According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, two persons have died from Covid-19 during the past 24 hours. The total tally of such deaths is now 8, 619.

Some 105 patients have recovered. Overall, 2,733 people have tested for the infection in the last 24 hours, it said

In total, 2,985,996 coronavirus tests have been administered in the country of 3 million since March 1, 2020, when the first case was detected. Since then 410,229 patients have recovered, and another 2,067

patients are being treated currently at hospitals and their homes.                                         

In Armenia, 6 types of Covid-19 vaccines are used now- CoronaVac and Sinopharm (China), AstraZeneca (Britain, Sweden), Sputnik V (Russia), Pfizer and Spikevax (Moderna, USA). Vaccinations are free for people over 18 years old, including foreigners.

On November 11, the government of Armenia extended the coronavirus quarantine until June 20, 2022.

The nationwide quarantine was first imposed on September 11, 2020 replacing the state of emergency that was declared on March 16 to stop the spread of coronavirus. -0-