Petersburg became the leader in the incidence of COVID-19

In St. Petersburg , 2,075 cases of COVID-19 have been detected over the past day , reports the operational headquarters. This is the highest daily increase in new cases among Russian regions.

In second place in terms of the number of cases is Moscow (1906 people), followed by the Moscow region (1811). In total, 25,907 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Russia per day.

The last time St. Petersburg overtook Moscow in daily growth was on November 16, when 3,131 coronavirus cases were detected in the city, and 2,606 in Moscow. Before that, on August 10.

In St. Petersburg, 2302 people recovered per day, 66 more people died. In Moscow, after undergoing treatment, 3155 people recovered, 80 people died.