YEREVAN. – Another new case of death from alcohol poisoning was recorded in Armenia in the past day. Alina Nikoghosyan, spokesperson for the minister of health, informed Armenian News-NEWS.am about this on Wednesday.

At the moment, five people are receiving treatment in hospitals, but no new cases of alcohol poisoning have been reported.

Thus, the death toll from alcohol poisoning has reached 18 in Armenia.

A total of 46 cases of alcohol poisoning had been registered in the country, and all of them were caused methyl alcohol.

Three men who had resold this alcohol and gotten vodka from it have been arrested.