YEREVAN. – As of Thursday morning, 531 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 159,409 in the country, according to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Also, 16 more deaths from COVID-19 were registered, making the respective total 2,823 cases.

Five more cases of coronavirus patients dying from some other illnesses were recorded in Armenia in the past one day, and the corresponding overall death toll in the country is 684 now.

The number of people who have recovered over the past one day is 959, the total respective number so far is 142,801, and the number of people currently being treated is 13,101—which is a drop by 447 in one day.

And 2,855 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Armenia over the past one day, while 593,903 such tests have been performed to date.