E. Europe, Central Asia see rising coronavirus numbers

By Aliia Raimbekova, Dmitri Chirciu, Davit Kachkachishvili, Ruslan Rehimov, and Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov

NUR SULTAN (AA) - More coronavirus cases and deaths were reported Friday in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Ukraine recorded 504 more cases, including 44 children and 98 healthcare workers, bringing the total to 14,195.

Of that number, 977 are children and 2,758 are health workers, and most of the cases are in Lviv, Cernovtsi, Zakarpatye, and the capital Kiev, said Health Minister Maksim Stepanov.

The number of recovered patients rose to 2,706 with 310 additions, and the death toll reached 361, with 21 additions in last 24 hours.

The country carried out 7,763 tests in last 24 hours.

The number of cases in Kazakhstan rose to 4,753, with 223 additions in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.

The number of recoveries rose to 1,582 with 64 additions, and the death toll reached 31 with one addition in the last 24 hours.

Georgia's case numbers rose to 626 with 8 additions in the last 24 hours, and recoveries stand at 288 in total. The country’s death toll stands at nine.

The death toll in Armenia has reached 43 with one addition, and the number of cases rose to 3,029 with 145 additions in the last 24 hours.

The country has so far carried out 29,205 tests, while 1,218 people have recovered, and 1,758 patients are being treated in hospitals.

Uzbekistan saw 45 new cases, bringing the total to 2,314, and the number of recoveries is 1,688 with 32 more discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.

The country's Coronavirus Commission barred celebrations of May 9, the country’s Day of Memory and Honor.

The death toll in Uzbekistan stands at 10, while the country carried out 350,000 tests, and 35,000 are under treatment and quarantine.

Tajikistan’s President Imamali Rahman said that measures had prevented the virus from spreading in the country for four months, and urged the people not to panic.

The capital Dushanbe decided to extend the closure of bazaars from May 10 to the end of that week.

Doctors from Uzbekistan came to Dushanbe to help their colleagues fight the virus.

Uzbekistan also sent Tajikistan a 575-bed container hospital along with ventilators, drugs and other medical equipment.

The number of cases in Tajikistan is 461, and the death toll stands at 12. Over 4,200 are under quarantine.

The first case of coronavirus in the country was reported on April 29.

The global death toll from the pandemic surpassed 270,000, with total infections over 3.86 million, while recoveries have passed 1.29 million, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.