There are currently 45 patients in serious and extremely serious condition in the intensive care unit of the Surb Grigor Lusavorich MC in Yerevan, health minister Arsen Torosyan said on Sunday.

According to him, another 70 patients in serious and extremely serious condition receive treatment in other departments of the medical center.

The minister, accompanied by doctors, made a detour in the intensive care unit of the medical center, asked what chronic diseases patients mostly suffer from.

A medical center employee said diabetes and hypertension predominate.

The minister also raised the issue of the MC workload.

He was informed that the intensive care unit of the MC is the largest in Armenia, and has no empty beds.