  Armenia reports 256 coronavirus cases in the past day August 16, 2021 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 256 to reach 234,814 on Monday, August 16 morning, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Fresh figures also revealed that 188 more people recovered, seven patients died from Covid-19, while one person carrying the virus died from other causes in the past 24 hours. A total of 5415 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said. So far, 222,801 people have recovered, 4685 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1136 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 |  Latest 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. |
