Coronavirus: Armenia reports record daily rise in new infections, deathsOctober 21, 2020 - 11:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 1836 to reach 68,530 on Wednesday, October 21 morning – a record number of new infections in a single day – according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Fresh figures also revealed that 485 more people have recovered, 20 patients have died from Covid-19, while three others carrying the virus died from other reasons in the past 24 hours. A total of 4340 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said. So far, 49,219 people have recovered, 1121 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 321 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |