Coronavirus: Armenia reports 665 new cases, 746 recoveries on June 18

Armenia has confirmed 665 new coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 18,698 as of 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18, the Ministry of Health reports.

746 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 7,560.

The COVID-19 deaths have grown by 7 to 309.

The latest victims were 62 (male), 65 (female), 70 (male), 79 (female), 64 (female), 85 (male) and 76 (female) years old. All had underlying chronic health conditions, the ministry said.

In addition, 2 cases of death were recorded on Wednesday when the patients tested positive for COVID-19, but the cause of death was another disease. The total of such cases is 101.

The number of active cases is 10,728.

As many as 89,992 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.