Armenia reports 196 new coronavirus cases on September 3

Armenia has confirmed 196 new coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 44,271 as of 11 a.m. Thursday, September 3, the Ministry of Health reports.

224 more patients have beaten COVID-19 with the total number of recoveries now standing at 38,855.

The coronavirus death toll has increased by 3 to 887.

The latest victims were 70 (female), 70 (female) and 58 (male) years old and all had underlying chronic health conditions.

In addition, according to the ministry, two cases of death were recorded in the past 24 hours when the patients tested positive for the virus, but the cause of death was another disease. The total of such cases is 271.

The number of active cases is 4,258.

As many as 211,281 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.