Armenia has confirmed 939 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 255,648 as of 11 a.m. Thursday, September 23, the Ministry of Health reports.

592 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 237,855.

The Covid-19 death toll has increased by 19 to 5,200. The figure does not include the deaths of 1,197 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.

Armenia now has 11,396 active cases. As many as 1,669,977 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.