UPDATES WITH SEVERAL COUNTRIES; REVISES DECK, LEDE
By Aliia Raimbekova
NUR SULTAN (AA) - Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise across Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Wednesday.
- Ukraine
Ukraine’s COVID-19 tally increased to 110,085, with 1,670 more cases over the past 24 hours, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.
He said 36 more patients lost their lives, bringing the death toll to 2,354, while recoveries increased to 53,454.
At least 467 more people were hospitalized in the past day, the minister said.
- Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, 173 new infections raised the total to 105,075.
As recoveries increased to 93,990, 10 more fatalities took the death toll to 1,544, the Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, Kazakh authorities have reached an agreement with Russia for the supplying of a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Uzbekistan
A total of 174 new cases brought Uzbekistan's overall count to 39,964.
Two more fatalities took the death toll to 291, while recoveries moved up to 36,402, according to the Health Ministry.
- Armenia
Armenia’s case count increased by 131 to reach 43,067.
Three more virus-related fatalities raised the death toll to 861, the Health Ministry said.
Recoveries stand at 36,726, while over 5,200 patients remain under treatment, it added.
- Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan recorded 113 new cases, raising its total to 43,358.
Nurbolot Usenbayev, the deputy health minister, said 37,217 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in the country since March.
He said one more fatality moved the death toll to 1,058.
Some 925 patients are under treatment in hospitals, with another 4,635 quarantined at their homes, the official added.
- Georgia
In Georgia, seven more cases brought the total to 1,477.
The death toll remains at 19 and recoveries at 1,150, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office.
There are 6,018 people under quarantine in Georgia and 249 patients under treatment in hospitals, the statement added.
- Moldova
Moldova reported 624 new virus cases, raising its tally to 34,982.
At least seven fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 967, while recoveries increased by 287 to reach 24,156.
- Belarus
COVID-19 cases in Belarus increased by 247 to reach 70,974, while five more fatalities took the death toll to 657.
A total of 69,378 patients have recovered in the country so far.
- Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan reported 148 more COVID-19 cases, bringing its total to 35,707, including 522 fatalities and 33,281 recoveries.
At least 1,904 patients are still receiving medical treatment in the country, where health staff have conducted over 882,000 tests so far.
- Tajikistan
Tajikistan reported 34 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 8,413, including 67 deaths.
A total of 7,214 patients have recovered so far, while 1,132 remain under treatment.
- Worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 820,800 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December. The US, Brazil, India, and Russia are currently the worst-hit countries.
Over 23.95 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries exceeding 15.61 million, according to figures compiled by the US' Johns Hopkins University.
*Contributions by Dmitri Chirciu, Talha Yavuz, Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov, Ruslan Rehimov, Nazir Aliyev Tayfur and Davit Kachkachishvili