Nine coronavirus deaths recorded in Armenia on August 18
Armenia has confirmed 145 new coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 41,846 as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, the Ministry of Health reports. 327 more patients have beaten COVID-19 with the total number of recoveries now standing at 34,982.The coronavirus death toll has increased by 9 to 1,077.
The latest victims were 65 (male), 82 (female), 70 (male), 91 (male), 71 (male), 69 (female), 84 (female) and 79 (female) years old. All had underlying chronic health conditions.
1 case of death was registered yesterday when the patient tested positive for COVID-19, but the cause of death was another disease. The total of such cases is 245.
The number of active cases is 5,787. As many as 186,661 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.