In Russia, less than 17 thousand cases of COVID were detected for the first time since the beginning of January

The last time less than 17 thousand new cases of COVID were registered on January 10.Over the past day, the number of hospitalized increased by 45%

Over the past day, 16,828 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Russia, 1,981 people have been hospitalized, which is 45.1% less compared to April 2, the operational headquarters reported.

The last time less than 17 thousand new cases of COVID-19 per day was detected on January 10, then 15,830 Russians were infected.

As of April 3, 35,695 people have been discharged from hospitals, down 19.9% ​​from April 2. During the day, 304 people died.

Most cases were detected in Moscow (835), St. Petersburg (764), Sverdlovsk (757), Rostov (596) and Nizhny Novgorod regions (581).

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In February, according to Rosstat, the coronavirus became the main or presumably main cause of death for more than 37.5 thousand Russians. In about 5.7 thousand more deaths in February, COVID-19 was recognized as a concomitant factor - it had or did not have a significant impact on the development of fatal complications. The total number of deaths with coronavirus (regardless of whether it was the main cause or concomitant factor) amounted to 43.2 thousand people.

In Rosstat, the outbreak was explained by the Omicron strain, which caused a sharp increase in cases of infection - up to 200 thousand per day at its peak. However, as noted in the Center. Gamaleya, mortality among those infected with "omicron" is 4-17 times lower than among those infected with other strains.

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However, since mid-February, the incidence of coronavirus in Russia began to gradually fall, then the number of new cases per day reached 200 thousand (on February 11, COVID was diagnosed in a record number of Russians - 203,949 people).

For the entire period of the coronavirus pandemic in Russia, 17,896,866 cases of morbidity were detected, 369,708 Russians died.

How the number of hospitalizations with coronavirus in Russia changes April 1 The number of hospitalized and diagnosed cases per day. The operational headquarters began to provide open regular statistics on hospitalizations from January 20, 2022 Created with Highcharts 8.2.2