Interfax reports this with reference to the Belarusian Ministry of Health.

"Over the entire period of the spread of infection in the country, 563 (as of July 31 - 559) patients with a number of chronic diseases with identified coronavirus infection have died," the department said.

In total, almost 62.7 thousand patients were discharged. The increase per day is 242 people.

Earlier, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Vladimir Nikiforov, Chief Infectious Disease Specialist of the FMBA of Russia, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, assessed in an interview with the NSN the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.