In Prikamye more than 100 million rubles. will be directed to medicines for patients with COVID

In the Perm Territory, the distribution of free medicines to patients undergoing treatment for CORONAVIRUS has resumed. For the purchase of free medicines for patients undergoing outpatient treatment for covid-19 , the Perm Territory received almost 96 million rubles. from the federal budget, another 24.2 million rubles. included in the regional budget. This was reported by the press service of the regional government.

According to the Ministry of HEALTH of the Perm Territory, these funds allocated from the federal and regional budgets were used to sign contracts for the supply of drugs for antiviral therapy: favipiravir, umifenovir, as well as anticoagulants: rivaroxaban, apixaban and other drugs. Deliveries have already begun, and within the next week, the drugs will be delivered to polyclinics in Perm and the region for free distribution to outpatients undergoing treatment for COVID-19.

Earlier, more than 200.5 million rubles were sent to the Perm Territory from the reserve fund of the Russian government. for the purchase of medicines for the treatment of patients with coronavirus infection on an outpatient basis. This made it possible to provide patients with drugs for covid free of charge from November 2020 to July 2021. During this time, more than 51 thousand people in need of treatment have been provided with medicines.

Over the past day in the Perm region, coronavirus infection was detected in 428 people. Of the new patients, 70 people are being treated in hospitals, 358 outpatients at home under the supervision of doctors. The share of free bed fund of the actually deployed is 19.4%.

There are 96 patients on artificial lung ventilation in redesigned hospitals in the region. During the day, 16 people died from COVID-19. Thus, for the entire period of the pandemic in the region, 3,132 patients died from coronavirus. The total number of infected in the Perm Territory has reached 71,268.

According to the Ministry of Health of the Perm Territory, since the beginning of mass vaccination in the region, 484,611 residents have been vaccinated with the first component. Of these, 343,947 completed the course of immunization - they received the first and second components.

Earlier, RBC Perm reported that the federation would allocate 371.9 million rubles to the Perm Territory. for additional financing of hospitals and polyclinics operating under the system of compulsory medical insurance.