Armenia records 1,202 fresh Covid-19 cases on Oct. 8
Armenia has confirmed 1,202 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 269,874 as of 11 a.m. Friday, October 8, the Ministry of Health reports.
Overall, 8,576 Covid-19 tests were conducted on October 7.
400 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 246,659.
The Covid-19 death toll has increased by 33 to 5,499. The figure does not include the deaths of 1,226 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.
Armenia now has 16,490 active cases. As many as 1,789,088 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.