60% of patients with COVID-19 recovered in N Kazakhstan rgn

The region has reported its first COVID-19 case on March 24. Since then, the total COVID-19 cases have risen to 2,451, with 99 more added in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 peak in the region happened in June with 100-120 cases reported each day. North Kazakhstan region had also seen a sharp rise in ambulance calls during the COVID-19 peak, which dropped in recent weeks.

Out of the total COVID-19 patients, 1,469 or 60% have recovered.

The region's health office says the regional perinatal center set up a quarantine hospital for 25 beds as well as a temporary hospital for 20 patients. Over 30 young mothers have recovered from COVID-19 and have been sent home with their newborns. The center is said to admit soon-to-be mothers with their COVID-19 test results on hand.