Seven out of eight coronavirus patients in Tskhinvali occupied region, who tested positive on Thursday, are cadets of Russian military academies who arrived in Tskhinvali in May, Chief Sanitary Doctor Marina Kochieva told reporters on Thursday.

She said the health condition of all cadets is satisfactory. They have gone to the self-isolation and are under doctors’ supervision.

Yesterday, eight new cases of the new coronavirus were reported in occupied Tskhinvali region, taking the total number to 11.