The Armenian health ministry said on Monday that the Delta coronavirus variant was found in several samples of patients with positive COVID-19 test results
YEREVAN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd August, 2021) The Armenian health ministry said on Monday that the Delta coronavirus variant was found in several samples of patients with positive COVID-19 test results.
"The National Center for Disease Control, the Russian-Armenian University, and the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia conducted a joint molecular-genetic study of the samples of patients with positive PCR tests. Four out of 30 samples contained the British strain [the Alpha variant] and 25 the Delta variant," the ministry said.
As of Monday, over 230,000 COVID-19 cases with 4,621 deaths have been registered in Armenia. The government aims at vaccinating 700,000 people of the 2.9-million population by the year-end.
Armenia's vaccine portfolio includes Sputnik V, AstraZeneca's drug, and CoronaVac.
