Armenia's COVID-19 death toll hits 911

Armenia confirmed 172 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide case tally to 45 675, Report says, citing the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health.

The death toll reached 911, as two fell victim to the virus. So far, 41 605 people have recovered from the infection.

There are currently 2 878 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