As of April 10, the total number of the people who contracted the coronavirus infection has reached 1,981.
According to the Belarusian Health Ministry, 1,793 patients are being treated in hospitals; 72 persons are put on lung ventilators; 19 have died.
169 people who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have already recovered.
The ministry also reports that four pregnant women have been tested positive for the coronavirus in Minsk. They have been admitted to the maternity ward of hospital #3.
With every passing day, the number of COVID-19 patients is growing at an increased pace. In the past 24 hours, 495 new cases have been confirmed in Belarus.
Belarus’ Vitsebsk region ranks second after Minsk in terms of the number of patients with coronavirus. It is also leading in the coronavirus fatalities along with Minsk. As reported earlier, Minsk infectious diseases hospital is almost full due to the coronavirus outbreak; the Belarusian military forces have set up a field hospital near Lepel (Vitsebsk region) in case the situation gets out of control.
