Armenia: 672 test positive for COVID-19 per day

Armenia confirmed 672 new coronavirus cases, bringing the nationwide case tally to  53 755, Report says, citing the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health.

The death toll reached 995, as five fell victims to the virus. So far, 45 110 people have recovered from the infection.

There are currently 7, 650 active COVID-19 patients in Armenia.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China’s Hubei province, and the virus has spread to more than 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.