STEPANAKERT. – A total of 285 COVID-19 tests were conducted Thursday in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), and from which 80 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Artsakh Ministry of Health.   

At present, 146 people are receiving inpatient treatment in Artsakh for COVID-19, and doctors say 21 patients are in critical condition while 92 others, including young people—in severe condition.

A total of 19,772 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Artsakh so far this year, and the results of 3,059 of them have come back positive.