The wife of former Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has died after being infected with the coronavirus. She was 58.
Sarkisian’s office said Rita Sarkisian died on November 20, days after being hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19 on November 16.
According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Armenia's Ministry of Health, the country confirmed 1,667 novel coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours to bring the total tally to 123,646.
Armenia has seen 1,900 deaths since the outbreak (30 in the last 24 hours). A total of 488 people have reportedly died of other diseases.
A total of 90,754 patients have beaten the novel virus, while 30,504 are still under treatment.
