Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 361January 8, 2021 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 361 to reach 161,415 on Friday, January 8 morning, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Fresh figures also revealed that 573 more people have recovered, seven patients have died from Covid-19, while one person carrying the virus has died from other causes in the past 24 hours. A total of 1700 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said. So far, 147,961 people have recovered, 2908 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 696 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |