Uzbekistan reports 212 new coronavirus cases

On May 18, 212 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Uzbekistan, bringing the number of total recorded cases to 97,280.

According to the Ministry of Health, 177 cases were registered in the city of Tashkent, 4 – in Karakalpakstan, 3 – in Andijan, 4 – in Bukhara, 9 – in Jizzakh, 3 – in Kashkadarya, 2 – in Navoi, 3 – in Namangan, 29 – in Samarkand, 4 – in Syrdarya, 1 – in Surkhandarya and 37 – in Tashkent region.

Also, two patients died yesterday. The official death toll reached 674.

The number of recovered in the country stands at 92,840. Currently, 3,766 patients are being treated in hospitals.