About 90% of COVID-19 cases are associated with the Omicron strain, according to sample surveys in Armenia. Moreover, about 90% of both hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are associated with this strain, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan told journalists.

Omicron should not be taken lightly, she said, as it is severe for many people, especially the unvaccinated. About 88% of hospitalized patients, according to the minister, are unvaccinated.

Avanesyan said that the number of sick people in Armenia has been decreasing over the past week, but the number of new cases per day still exceeds 1,700, and hospitals continue to work intensively.