Almost 23 thousand cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia per day

Most cases of infection were confirmed in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. According to the headquarters, 787 people with CORONAVIRUS died in the country per day

Over the past day, 22,866 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in RUSSIA, according to the operational headquarters.

The total number of infected reached 6 million 447 thousand 750, of which more than 5.7 million were cured.

During the day, new cases of infection were recorded in all 85 regions, most of all in Moscow (2761). The total number of infected people in the capital is 1.5 million. St. Petersburg is in second place in terms of daily growth (1907), and the Moscow region is third (1527). More than 500 cases have been confirmed in the Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk regions.

Popova called the period for which Russia can cope with the wave of covid

Over the past 24 hours, 787 people have died in Russia due to covid-19 , bringing the total number of deaths to 164,881. The absolute record for the number of deaths per day was recorded on July 16, when 799 victims were reported. According to Rosstat, which takes into account all deaths after COVID-19, even those cases where the virus did not become the main cause of death, more than 289 thousand people with coronavirus died by the end of May 2021.

According to the HEAD of the Ministry of HEALTH Mikhail Murashko, seven regions of Russia are of concern in terms of the epidemiological situation: Tuva, the Komi Republic, Sevastopol, the Magadan and Astrakhan regions, Samara and the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The minister noted that the third wave of the pandemic is more aggressive. This is influenced by the contagiousness of virus mutations, as a result of which COVID-19 spreads faster, and the incubation period and time before the development of severe complications is reduced.

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How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing Daily data from the operational headquarters Source: federal and regional emergency headquarters for combating coronavirus Data for Russia i