ArmInfo.At present, 391 patients with coronavirus are in serious condition in Armenia. This was announced by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Arsen Torosyan on June 4 at a government meeting.
59 patients with coronavirus are in critical condition, 15 patients are on the ventilator. According to Torosyan, there is an extremely tense situation regarding hospitalization of patients with COVID-19, when it is difficult to accommodate patients within the existing bed capacity.
The Minister noted that about 15-20% of patients with COVID-19 need hospitalization; in other cases, self- isolation and treatment at home is carried out under the supervision of primary care workers. The head of the Ministry of Health emphasized that patients with coronavirus are provided with the necessary medical care, however, the rate of spread of the disease should be coordinated, including to reduce the burden on the health system.
Torosyan noted that recently an extremely dangerous tendency of coronavirus cases has been observed at Armenia's manufacturing enterprises, which, as experience shows, subsequently causes new outbreaks. So, one of two such cases recorded in March led to the rapid spread of coronavirus throughout the country.
It is quite possible, as was noted, Armenia will again face a similar scenario, in connection with which it is absolutely necessary to maintain all the safety rules in accordance with COVID-19 at the workplace.
In total, 11221 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the republic, 3468 people recovered, 176 died. Currently 7509 patients are receiving actual treatment.