23 cases of alcohol poisoning have been registered in the country, the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Justice Alina Nikoghosyan reports.

From 31 August to  1 September, 23 cases of alcohol poisoning were registered in the country, including 11 with death.

17 out of 23 cases (8 of which were fatal) were registered in Armavir region, all of them used non-factory vodka obtained from the same place.

The other 6 cases were registered in Yerevan, 4 of which resulted in death. All the victims used medical alcohol.

The injured were taken to different medical organizations of the republic. 3 – Armavir MC (3 – died), 17 – Armenia RMC (8 – died), 2 – University Clinic No. 1, and 1 – Erebuni MC.

3 out of 12 patients are in critical condition, including 2 are joined to ventilation device, 3 are in critical condition, 2 are in moderate condition and 2 persons are still without clinical signs. Another 1 refused medical assistance in writing and was discharged from Armenia RMC.

Work is currently underway to identify the range of alcohol users and take preventive measures.

UPDATE 18:07

“We apologize for the inconvenience. The number of deaths in Yerevan is 3. “There are 11 deaths,” said Alina Nikoghosyan.