STEPANAKERT. – A total of 140 COVID-19 tests were conducted Friday in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), and from which 71 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Artsakh Ministry of Health.   

At present, 177 people are receiving inpatient treatment in Artsakh for COVID-19, and doctors say 18 patients are in critical condition while 66 others, including young people—in severe condition.

A total of 16,582 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Artsakh so far this year, and the results of 1,984 of them have come back positive.