The operational headquarters reported an increase in COVID-19 cases by almost 23% in a week

Over the past calendar week, more than 41 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia, while the week before there were about 26 thousand. Rospotrebnadzor claimed that the country was ready for a new wave of the pandemic

In Russia, over the past week from November 6 to 12, the incidence ratecovid has grown by 22.8%, with growth noted in 70 regions, the operational headquarters reports.

"The incidence rate of the new coronavirus infection for the past week per 100 thousand people was 29.63 and increased by 22.8% compared to the previous week. An increase in the incidence rate was noted in 70 regions, including in 24 regions more than the national average," the report says.

There are now more than 41 thousand infected people, about 5.5 thousand are hospitalized. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 8.5% compared to the week before. 76 patients have died.

More than 8.1 thousand cases were detected in Moscow, almost 3.7 thousand in St. Petersburg  . More than a thousand infected people were recorded in the Samara Region (1.8 thousand), Udmurtia and Perm Krai (1.5 thousand people each), Yakutia (1.3 thousand), and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (1.2 thousand). The smallest number of cases was noted in Ingushetia (4).

Last week, the total number of infected people was about 26 thousand, almost 3.8 thousand people were hospitalized, 61 patients died.

Rospotrebnadzor also reported an increase in the incidence of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections. The number of cases increased by 1.6% compared to the week before. "The incidence is determined by respiratory viruses of non-influenza etiology, there are isolated findings of influenza viruses A and B," the report said.

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The head of the department, Anna Popova, noted on November 8 that a double increase in COVID cases was recorded compared to a month ago. She said that this is considered the beginning of an epidemic. The regions have prepared both outpatient and inpatient medical institutions in case of a new wave of infection.