Kyrgyzstan confirms 42 new cases of COVID-19, 419 in total

Bishkek, Apr. 13, 2020 / Kabar /. 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Kyrgyzstan, taking the total number to 419, chief sanitary doctor, Deputy Health Minister Nurbolot Usenbaev told a news briefing on Monday. He said that among 42 new cases 25 are women and 13 are men. Usenbaev noted that currently, threre are 347 patients in hospitals. Among them, 11 have a serious condition. Six of them are in intensive care. Three of them, who are in serious condition are medical workers. The deputy minister said that another 16 medical workers have been infected with novel coronavirus, 79 in total. In addition, one employee of the health organization of the Republican headquarters on coronavirus infection contracted COVID -19. He noted that this employee was involved in the work of the operational headquarters. "An epidemiological investigation is underway on this fact to find out under what circumstances she became infected,” Usenbaev said. At the same time he said that 13 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 recovered. “Their laboratory results are negative,” the deputy minister stressed. Thus, in total, to-date the number of recovered is 67 people.