Covid death rate remains high in Armenia, health minister says
The new daily Covid-19 cases are declining in Armenia, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told reporters in the parliament on Wednesday.
However, she said that the number of severely ill patients and deaths remains high.
“It is 2 to 3 weeks behind, thus the fatality rates are still relatively high,” the minister said.
According to Avanesyan, all coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization are admitted to hospitals.
Armenia reported 982 new Covid-19 cases, 1,153 recoveries and 46 deaths on Wednesday. A total of 8,547 people have died from coronavirus in Armenia since the disease outbreak.