First maternal death in 2020: a woman in labor suffered COVID-19

ArmInfo. Yesterday, the first case  of maternal mortality in 2020 was registered in Armenia.

According to the RA Ministry of Health, a 31-year-old woman 5 days  after giving birth developed, according to a preliminary diagnosis,  thromboembolia of pulmonary artery, as a result of which a woman in  labor suddenly died. It is also indicated that the woman was  previously diagnosed with coronavirus. <The ultimate cause of death  will become clear after a forensic examination. To note, this is the  first maternal death this year>, the statement said.

To recall, over the past day six cases of death were recorded when  the patients with a confirmed coronavirus infection, died  due to  other diseases. The death of a 31-year-old woman in labor is also  included in these statistics. Thus, the total number of such cases  reached 39.  In total, 7113 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in  the republic, 3,145 people recovered, 87 died, 3842 patients receive  actual treatment.