Kyrgyzstan records 83 deaths from COVID-19 and pneumonia in a day

AKIPRESS.COM - 83 deaths from COVID-19 and pneumonia (U07.1 and U07.2) were registered in a day, the nation-wide operative team for coronavirus containment reported on July 17. 33 lethal cases were registered in Bishkek, 17 in Issyk-Kul region, 11 in Jalal-Abad region, 9 Osh region, 7 in Chui region, 3 in Naryn region, 2 in Talas region, 1 in Batken region.
In total, 785 people have died from coronavirus and pneumonia since March.
The Health Ministry combines the statistics of COVID-19 cases and community-acquired pneumonia, which are coded as:
U07.1 - laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus with a positive PCR test);
U07.2 - COVID-19 confirmed by clinical and epidemiological signs (community-acquired pneumonia).