ArmInfo. By the number of tests for coronavirus per 1000 population, Armenia is ahead of South Korea and Ukraine. The Head of the RA Ministry of Health Arsen Torosyan stated this in parliament on June 17.
According to him, to say that a small number of tests for COVID-19 is carried out in Armenia is wrong. Meanwhile, as was noted, this does not mean that there is no need to further increase the number of tests performed. Speaking about the statistics of the tests for coronavirus, Torosyan noted that it also includes citizens who have been repeatedly tested (two, three, and more times). Meanwhile, according to him, it is pointless to separately note the number of citizens tested for the first time, since the number of tests for a particular day depends on several factors. So, on certain days, cases of mass testing can be recorded in connection with the identification of new outbreaks (for example, at a manufacturing enterprise).
In total, 18033 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, 6814 people recovered, 302 died. Currently, 10818 patients are receiving actual treatment. In total, 87,600 tests for coronavirus were conducted in the republic.