Armenia records 1,434 new Covid cases in one week
Armenia confirmed 1,434 new coronavirus infections over the past one week, bringing the national tally to 426,799 as of 11 a.m. Monday, August 1, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.
A total of 6,487 tests were conducted from July 25-31.
908 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 414,809.
Two new Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in the country, taking the official death toll to 8,635. The figure does not include the deaths of 1,684 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.
Armenia now has 1,666 active cases. As many as 3,161,172 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.
The latest figures mark a surge in new weekly cases. The Armenian health authorities reported 965 new infections and seven deaths in the previous week.