Armenia's coronavirus tally hits 165,909

Armenia confirmed 198 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 165, 909, Report informs, citing the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health.

The death toll has reached 3, 034 as five more succumbed to the deadly pathogen. As many as 154, 535 people have recovered from the disease so far.

There are currently 7, 593 active coronavirus patients in the country.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China’s Hubei province and 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.