585 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Armenia on March 16
Armenia has confirmed 585 new cases of coronavirus in a 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 179,287 as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, the Ministry of Health reports. 292 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 166,702.
The COVID-19 death toll has increased by 14 to 3,277. The figure does not include the deaths of 839 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.
The number of active cases is 8,469. As many as 780,085 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.