Rospotrebnadzor warned of an increase in the COVID epidemic in Russia

The COVID epidemic in Russia is intensifying, Rospotrebnadzor warned.Omicron strain genovariants still remain predominant in the country

In Russia, the coronavirus epidemic is intensifying, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reports.

“The COVID-19 epidemiological process continues to be activated . In the fifth week of 2023, more than 60,000 new cases were registered in Russia. The incidence rate increased by almost 33% compared to the previous week," the ministry said.

The incidence rate of influenza and SARS has increased by 11% over the past week, Rospotrebnadzor noted. “The total number of cases has exceeded 1 million people,” the statement said.

As of yesterday, more than 231,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences were uploaded to the VGARus (Virus Genome Aggregator of Russia ) coronavirus mutation database . Over the past two weeks, genovariants of the Omicron strain have remained predominant in the country, the agency notes.

Rospotrebnadzor instructed the territorial authorities to continue anti-epidemic measures against the backdrop of an increase in the incidence.

In Russia, a vaccine against COVID for children from 6 to 11 years old will be registered Society

At the end of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) extended the global health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak for another three months. Members of the organization's emergency committee expressed concern about the high number of deaths from COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infectious diseases.

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In Russia, 7615 new cases of COVID-19 were detected per day, 1445 people were hospitalized, 43 infected people died. Over the past 28 days, more than 7.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths during this period amounted to almost 134 thousand people.