Armenia reports 31 new coronavirus deaths

Armenia confirmed 1 520 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide case tally to 121 979, Report says, citing the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health.

The death toll reached 1 870 as 31 more fell victims to the virus. So far, 88 388 people have recovered from the infection.

There are currently 31 243 active coronavirus 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.