Petersburg overtook Moscow in the number of deaths from COVID-19 per day

Over the past day in St. Petersburg , 80 people have died from the coronavirus infection COVID-19 , according to the data of the federal operational headquarters. The number of deaths in St. Petersburg was a record since January 14, when 83 people died from the disease.

In terms of the number of deaths from COVID-19 over the past day, St. Petersburg has bypassed all other regions, including Moscow, where 79 people have died from COVID-19 over the past day. The previous time Moscow lost leadership in the number of deaths from COVID-19 on June 18 - then it was 78 against 79, but usually more people die from coronavirus in the capital than in St. Petersburg.

In total, since the beginning of the pandemic in Moscow, according to the federal headquarters, 21,512 people have died from COVID-19, and 15,421 in St. Petersburg.

Over the past day, 440 deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in Russia, 17,378 new cases of infection with this disease have been identified. Over the entire period, 5.3 million people became infected, and 129.8 thousand died, according to the operational headquarters.