Armenia records 1,723 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Armenia has confirmed 1,723 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 411,878 as of 11 a.m. Thursday, February 17, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.
Overall, 5,734 Covid-19 tests were conducted on February 16.
1,668 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 383,368.
24 new Covid-19 deaths have been reported in the country, taking the official death toll to 8,253. The figure does not include the deaths of 1,583 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.
Armenia now has 18,674 active cases. As many as 2,846,177 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.