Armenia: COVID-19 death toll hits 557

As of July 10 in the morning, 30,903 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Armenia. The number of infected in one day has grown by 557, Report says, citing RIA Novosti. 

According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 18,709 people have recovered, while 11,471 are getting treatment.

The total death toll reached 557, as 11 others fell victim to the virus.

Notably, Armenia reported its first coronavirus infection on March 1, in a citizen returning from neighboring Iran, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Facebook.

The 29-year-old, who arrived in the former Soviet nation on Friday, went to a doctor because he was not feeling well.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China’s Hubei province, and the virus has spread to over 200 countries and territories since then.

On February 11, the WHO officially named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as COVID-19, and on March 11, declared it a pandemic.

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