TASHKENT, 21 APR – RIA Novosti. One more patient infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19, died in Uzbekistan, the total number of deaths rose to six, reports on Tuesday the press service of the Ministry of health.
In Uzbekistan, the March 15 a resident of the country, returning from France, found the first Republic in the case COVID-19. By Tuesday morning the number of reported cases of the coronavirus to 1,657, five patients died, 261 recovered.
“Died another patient with a confirmed diagnosis COVID-19 – 73-summer man, the inhabitant of Tashkent”, – stated in the message in the Telegram channel, Ministry of health.
According to the Agency, the patient, who is 14, was taken to the Namangan oblast infectious hospital, was discovered a new type of coronavirus. The man was suffering from ischemic heart disease and second degree hypertension, atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis, bilateral pneumonia and acute shortage of air.
“Despite the efforts of cardiologists, virologists and other specialists, the man died from heart failure,” – said the press service.
the authorities of the country from April 1 introduced in Tashkent and regions, the regime of self-isolation, citizens over 65 years of age are forbidden to leave the house. Almost 90 thousand people are quarantined. Special Commission for combating coronavirus has extended the quarantine restrictions in the country until may 10.
the world health organization (who) on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 2.3 million cases of infection, over 160 thousand people died.
Current data on the situation of COVID-19 in Russia and the world presented on the portal stopmanager.of the Russian Federation.
