Azerbaijan confirms another 67 coronavirus cases, 1 dies

Azerbaijan has confirmed 67 more coronavirus cases, while one patient has died, Report informs citing the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers.

According to the Headquarters, 41 people have recovered. The anamnesis of a person, who was born in 1935 and tested positive for COVID-19, included cardiac arrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, and postinfarction cardiosclerosis. Despite the efforts of doctors, the person died.

Up until now, 1,058 people have been infected with coronavirus in Azerbaijan. Two hundred of them recovered, 11 died. 847 people are being treated in special hospitals. The condition of 27 people out of those 847 people is severe, the condition of 35 people is assessed as moderate, and the rest feel normal.

2,840 people in different quarantine zones are being treated in the country.

The new coronavirus emerged in late December 2019 in Wuhan, the most populous city in Central China. 1,732,306 people were infected with novel coronavirus infection, 106,347 died worldwide.

On March 11, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic.