Kazakhstan sees 5.9fold growth in daily COVID-19 cases in July

Bishkek, July 28, 2021 . / Kabar / . Kazakhstan’s all areas are in the coronavirus «red zone», except for Turkestan region, which is in the «yellow zone», as new cases continue to rise, Kazinform reports.

At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Yeraly Tugzhanov, Kazakh Health Minister Alexei Tsoi said that COVID-19 infections have risen 1.9fold over the past two weeks throughout the country. Most increases were reported in North Kazakhstan region (3.5fold), Kyzylorda region (3fold), Aktobe region (2.9fold), Turkestan region (2.5fold), and Shymkent city (2.5fold).

According to the press service of the Health Ministry, this month sees the daily COVID-19 case count is 5.9 times higher than in the previous month. The number of COVID-19 deaths has been up 1.8fold within two weeks.