Armenia: COVID-19 cases exceed 35 thousand

As of July 21, 35 254 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Armenia. The number of infected in one day has grown by 273, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the country, 24 206   people have recovered so far, while 10 171  are getting treatment.

The total death toll reached 662, as  12 other patients died with COVID-19.

Yesterday, Armenia reported  34 981 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 650 deaths. As part of the fight against COVID-19, the country declared a state of emergency from March 16 to August 12.

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.