Armenia's COVID-19 death toll reaches 2,462

Armenia confirmed 995 new coronavirus cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 147,312, Report says, citing the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health.

The death toll reached 2,462 as 17 more fell victims to the virus. So far, 124,521 people have recovered from the infection.

There are currently 19,714 active COVID-19 patients in the country.

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.