STEPANAKERT. – According to the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Ministry of Health, novel coronavirus has been confirmed in two more citizens, they are residents of capital city Stepanakert, Information Headquarters reported.

As per the statement, one of the infected is in a risk group, is 71 years old, has had chronic lung disease for more than ten years, and recently returned from Armenia. Doctors say the patient is in severe condition and is hooked up to an oxygen device.

The other person in Artsakh infected with COVID-119 is isolated, and doctors say this citizen is in satisfactory condition.

In total, 59 citizens in Artsakh have tested positive for the coronavirus, 31 of whom have already recovered, 73 others are isolated, and 1,131 tests have been conducted so far.