COVID-19 cases surpass 500 in Kyrgyzstan
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BISHKEK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan has registered 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, bringing the tally to 506, the country's Deputy Health Minister Nurbolot Usenbaev said Saturday.
Mass infections with COVID-19 have not been observed among the population of Kyrgyzstan, Usenbaev told a news briefing.
He said that all of these new cases have been reported among quarantined individuals. "Among the general population, infection is not observed," he said.
Currently, Usenbaev said that there are 371 patients in hospitals with coronavirus infection, with 12 of them in serious condition, and six in intensive care.
As of Saturday, 1,075 people are under medical observation, according to the health ministry.
Usenbaev said another 16 patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals throughout the country, taking the number of recovered to 130. Enditem
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