Coronavirus cases surpass 145 thousand in Uzbekistan

According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of registered coronavirus cases has reached 145,615 (+851).

Reportedly, 191 COVID-19 cases were registered in the city of Tashkent, 85 – in Karakalpakstan, 35 – in Andijan, 21 – in Bukhara, 49 – in Jizzakh, 21 – in Kashkadarya, 17 – in Navoi, 25 – in Namangan, 95 – in Samarkand, 25 – in Syrdarya, 75 – in Surkhandarya, 88 – in Fergana, 27 – in Khorezm and 97 – in Tashkent region.

7 COVID-19 patients died yesterday, the official death toll – 994.

As of August 17, the number of recovered stands at 138,230 (+773).

Also, 398 people tested positive for pneumonia on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 19,200. According to the Ministry of Health, 422 of them recovered yesterday (11,793 in total).

3 pneumonia patients died on August 17, and to date, the number of deaths from pneumonia is 129.