55 new cases of pneumonia, COVID-19 registered in Kyrgyzstan, 85,619 in total

11:25, 17 февраля 2021, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

At least 55 new cases of community-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 have been registered in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Republican Emergency Response Center reported.

According to the center, 14 people got infected in Bishkek, 2 — in Osh city, 20 — in Chui region, 3 — in Osh region, 2 — in Talas region, 4 — in Naryn region, 9 — in Issyk-Kul region, 1 — in Batken region.

In total, 85,619 cases of community-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 have been registered in the country since March.

The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan has combined statistics after the WHO assigned the code U07.1 to the laboratory-confirmed coronavirus in the international classification of diseases, and the code U07.2 — to community-acquired pneumonia, and it is considered as manifestation of the virus.