BISHKEK, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's COVID-19 cases reached 73,513 on Wednesday as 335 new cases have been registered across the country in the past 24 hours.
The new cases were confirmed out of 3,655 COVID-19 medical tests in the country over the past 24 hours, said the Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19.
The headquarters also reported 478 more recoveries and two more deaths, bringing the total recoveries to 65,189 and the death toll to 1,277.
Currently, 2,651 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals throughout the country and 3,600 patients at home.
Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Kyrgyzstan on March 18, the authorities have taken precautionary measures against the pandemic, including closing the country's borders, shutting down schools and entertainment centers, banning public gatherings, and imposing a curfew for one month and a half.
Since May 11, the Central Asian country has been easing restrictions by resuming economic activities.
Thus, cinemas, food courts, computer clubs and other entertainment venues resumed their activities in the Kyrgyz capital city from Dec. 1, according to a report of the press service of the Bishkek Mayor's Office. Enditem
