Kazakhstan confirms above 12,000 coronavirus cases, 77% asymptomatic

As of today there are more than 12,000 tested positive for coronavirus, the vast majority up to 77% are asymptomatic. 52% recovered and discharged from hospitals, 5,836 are staying at hospitals, including 59 critically ill. Some 10% have moderate and severe symptoms, 10 have mild ones, the rest up to 4,500 are asymptomatic.

He also added that some 70% of asymptomatic get well and show no symptoms, the rest 30% may expose symptoms later. The key task is to detect such people, monitor and start treatment timely up to international diagnostics and treatment protocols.