How many healthcare workers got infected with COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - In Kazakhstan, 8,518 medical workers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection since the onset of the pandemic, Azhar Giniyat, Vice Minister of Health, told an online briefing, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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The Vice Minister of Health said data on pneumonia cases among medical workers are not available. According to her, all medical workers affected by COVID-19 or pneumonia can receive monetary compensations.

Notably, earlier Kazakh Health Minister Alexei Tsoi has unveiled the updated COVID-19 and pneumonia statistics.

As of August 3, the country has reported 1,069 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 798 pneumonia cases not confirmed by PCR tests.