In terms of age more than 353,000 people in Armenia are most at risk for the novel coronavirus disease, Deputy Prime Minister, State of Emergency Commandant Tigran Avinyan said today at a special session in the Parliament.
“In terms of infection, in terms of risk, 12% of Armenia’s permanent population or more than 353,000 people are considered a risky group, regardless of health condition”, he said.
The deputy PM also presented the number of citizens having chronic diseases who are also in a risky group for the coronavirus. “The number of people having Type 2 diabetes is 77,418, ischemic heart disease – 71,025, hypertension – 145,408. These are only the registered cases”, he said.
He said elderly people who have several chronic diseases are most at risk.
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