Mishustin: the incidence of COVID-19 has increased in Tatarstan

“A decrease in the incidence is observed in most regions, but in three of them this figure is growing, including in the Republic of Tatarstan. Over the past week, it has grown by almost 6% there,” Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said today at a meeting of the coordinating council under the government of the Russian Federation to combat Covid-19. The transcript is published on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov reported that as of January 11, 43,749 cases of CORONAVIRUS were registered in the region, 36.8 thousand patients recovered during the entire period of the pandemic, and 1,497 people died.

The incidence rate of COVID-19 in Tatarstan is 1123 cases per 100,000 population. The coverage of testing for the presence of coronavirus infection is 306 studies per 100,000 population.

Omicron strain has not been detected in the region to date. “The republic is fully prepared for the possible importation of a new strain of the Omicron coronavirus. We haven't brought it to us yet. But observers have already been trained, there are specially designated boxes in infectious diseases hospitals. We are ready to deploy additional infectious beds in a timely manner. In addition, at the international airports of Kazan and Begishevo, testing is being carried out on people arriving from countries where a new strain of the coronavirus “omicron” is detected, the HEAD of the region said.

The first component of the coronavirus vaccine, Minnikhanov said, was received by 2,298,642 residents of the republic, which is 94.3% of the vaccination plan of 2,437,278 people (80% of the adult population). The second component vaccinated 1,863,587 residents of the region. 140,000 Tatarstan residents underwent revaccination. Among citizens over 60 years old, 571,794 people or 67.5% were vaccinated.