The number of cases of coronavirus in Karelia increased sharply by 94% in a week

Over the past week, 1,383 cases of covid-19 have been registered in Karelia. Compared to the previous period, this is by 93.7%. More. Such data are published by the regional Office of Rospotrebnadzor. The agency notes that the increase in the number of cases was recorded in all age groups. At the same time, the average rate of testing per week remains in the republic - 152 per 100,000 people.

The increase in the number of people infected with COVID-19 continues in Karelia for the fourth week. Earlier, the regional Office of Rospotrebnadzor recommended that business entities engaged in areas related to the interaction of a large number of people take additional preventive measures. In particular, to return to the use of protective masks. Resuming the use of protective masks is also recommended to citizens in public places, including medical facilities and transport. At the same time, as noted in the reports of the department, at the current stage of the development of the epidemic process, the resumption of restrictive measures is not required. The disease, according to experts, occurs mainly in a form that does not require hospitalization: in the form of acute respiratory infections (99%) and asymptomatic forms (0.3%).

In RUSSIA, 33,061 new cases have been detected over the past day. The incidence rate of CORONAVIRUS infection over the past week per 100,000 people was 165.7 and increased by 38.4% compared to the previous week. An increase in the incidence was noted in 85 subjects of the Russian Federation, including in 23 regions an increase in the incidence was more than the national average.

Since August 18, the publication of data on the level of herd immunity in the country has been suspended until a new calculation model is formed. According to the latest published data, herd immunity among the inhabitants of Russia has dropped to the level of 7.4%, and in Karelia, according to the Ministry of HEALTH, to 1%.