A case of death of a pregnant woman due to COVID-19 was registered last night in Armenia. Minister of health Anahit Avanesyan stated about this at the parliamentary standing committees’ joint debates Monday on the country’s draft state budget for 2022

According to her, the Delta strain of the coronavirus, in contrast to the other strains last year, is quite aggressive.

The minister added that pregnant women are at risk if they are infected with the above-mentioned strain, at the moment about 100 pregnant women are receiving hospital treatment in Armenia, and half of them have pneumonia.