Operational information as of April 23, 2020 at 9.50 a.m. - Three more people from East Kazakhstan have tested positive for coronavirus.

Two residents of Semey have been infected with the coronavirus infection. This is a woman born in 1984 who was examined by PCR screening as a patient with community-acquired pneumonia. The second patient was born in 1972, the coronavirus was registered during a preventive care.

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Another patient, a resident of Ust-Kamenogorsk, 1949, according to the algorithm, was tested for COVID-19 as a contact person for a previously confirmed case of April 21. PCR analysis showed a positive result.

Currently, patients are isolated in the infectious hospital and receive the necessary treatment. Additionally, intensive examination is underway and measures to identify and isolate citizens who were in contact with the sick.

According to preliminary data, three new cases have 6 outbreaks and 33 contacts. Including close contacts - 18, potential - 15.

In general, to date, 15 confirmed cases of the CVI have been registered in the region.