The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Uzbekistan has reached 173, the chief state sanitary inspector Nurmat Atabekov announced on Wednesday.
92 people are currently receiving treatment at the clinic of the Research Institute of Virology in Tashkent, 21 of them have clinical signs of pneumonia, 5 patients are reportedly in severe condition, while the condition of 2 are estimated to be critical.
In addition, patients diagnosed with coronavirus are also receiving treatment in the Ferghana, Andijan, Namangan, Navoi, Bukhara, Kashkadarya and Khorezm regions.
It was reported earlier that 12 people recovered and 2 died.