In Moscow, the incidence of coronavirus per day increased by one and a half times

In Moscow, over the past 24 hours, the number of CORONAVIRUS cases has exceeded the figure of the previous day by one and a half times, follows from the statistics of the operational headquarters.

3,694 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the city, which is 1,337 (56.7%) more than on January 6, when 2,357 Muscovites fell ill with covid-19 . This is a record since December 2 - then the virus was detected in 3805 people.

During the day, 783 patients with coronavirus were hospitalized in the capital, another 72 people with this diagnosis died. In total, according to the city operational headquarters, 507 people remain on mechanical ventilation.

During the same period, 2223 people recovered. Over the entire period of the pandemic, more than 2 million people were infected with coronavirus in Moscow, over 37.2 thousand of them died.