In the infectious diseases department of the Republican Medical Center of Tskhinval in the "red zone", 16 patients are being treated, in whom viral pneumonia is radiographically confirmed, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic Alla Chochieva told IA "Res" on Monday.
According to her, 15 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19.
“In the infectious diseases department we have 16 people with pneumonia, fifteen of them have been diagnosed with coronavirus. The condition of the patients is of moderate severity, there are oxygen-dependent patients, all of them are provided with all the necessary medical care,” Chochieva said.
In addition, 40 people with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 are currently in self-isolation all patients are under medical supervision.
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