Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) on Tuesday, August 18 announced seven new coronavirus infections, bringing the country's total to 268.

Health authorities said people who have been exposed to the newly infected patients are being identified and isolated.

248 people have so far recovered from the disease in Karabakh, while 31 others are quarantined.

Since the beginning of the outbreak, one person carrying the virus has died from other causes in Artsakh.