Kyrgyzstan reports 468 new COVID-19 cases

Bishkek, Aug. 13, 2021. / Kabar /. Kyrgyzstan reported on Friday 468 new COVID-19 cases. The Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said in its latest report that the new infections took the nation's total caseload to 171,238, and the death toll rose to 2,433 with 7 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of recoveries has climbed to 161,450 after 656 patients were reported to have cured of the disease in the past day. Currently, 2,283 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals throughout the country and 3,668 patients - at home. Kyrgyzstan has started COVID-19 vaccine jabs on March 29 after receiving Chinese donated vaccine. In, addition, the Central Asia country received Sputnik V vaccine in April and Astra Zeneca and QazVac vaccines in July. In total, Kyrgyzstan has administered 571,656 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.