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Kazakhstan’s coronavirus cases surpass 49,000

07 July 2020 09:43 (UTC +04:00)

Kazakhstan’s doctors confirmed 1,109 new coronavirus cases, including those without any symptoms, and the total case tally reached 49,683, the Health Ministry’s press service said on Tuesday, APA reports citing TASS.

"In the past day, 1,109 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Kazakhstan. Of them 649 [are virus carriers] without any clinical implications," the statement said. Some 0.2% of 18.7 mln Kazakh citizens have contracted the virus.

In the past day 323 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 16,183. A day earlier the ministry reported about 304 recoveries.

The death toll from the coronavirus in Kazakhstan has climbed to 264. As of July 4, a total of 1,590,144 tests for COVID-19 were conducted.