YEREVAN. – As of Thursday morning, 1,022 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 261,697 in the country, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Also, 20 more deaths from COVID-19 were registered, making the respective total 5,319 cases.

One more case of coronavirus patients dying from some other illnesses was recorded in Armenia in the past one day, and the corresponding overall death toll in the country is 1,209 now.

The number of people who have recovered over the past one day is 650, the total respective number so far is 241,841, and the number of people currently being treated is 13,328—an increase by 351 from the previous day.

And 7,472 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Armenia over the past one day, while 1,712,685 such tests have been performed to date.