Pediatrician: 600 children in Armenia have so far contracted Delta variantSeptember 8, 2021 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief pediatrician of Armenia Sergey Sargsyan has revealed that as many as 600 children have contracted the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the country. In an interview with Yerevan.Today, Sargsyan said that the highly-contagious variant "loves" children more than previous versions of the disease. According to him, 28 minors are currently receiving inpatient treatment, including one in the intensive care unit. In the past month, he said, infection rate among children has increased from 4.2% to 6%, which means 30-36 children are diagnosed with Covid-19 each day, given that 500-600 new cases are registered in the country daily. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 645 to reach 246,410 on September 8. So far, 230,291 people have recovered, 4954 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1167 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |