In Russia, for the first time since the end of March, more than 20 thousand cases of COVID were detected

Over the past day, 20,303 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia. The last time the daily increase in cases was more than 20 thousand.

In Russia, 20,303 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected over the past day, according to the data of the operational headquarters. The last time the daily increase in COVID-19 cases was more than 20,000 was recorded on March 30, when 20,145 new cases were registered.

The number of hospitalized over the past day decreased by almost a third (29.7%) compared to the previous day and amounted to 1,505 people. 8.7 thousand people recovered and were discharged from the hospital, which is 18.7% less than the day before.

Died over the past day, according to the operations headquarters, 44 people.

Most of those infected with coronavirus were detected in Moscow (6.1 thousand), St. Petersburg (2.4 thousand) and the Moscow region (1.8 thousand). Not a single case of infection was recorded in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug during these days.

In Russia, for the first time since the end of March, almost 20 thousand cases of COVID were detected Society

By the end of June, the incidence of COVID-19 in Russia had dropped to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, and as of July 1, all anti-COVID restrictions were lifted in the country. However, a few days later, the incidence began to grow again and increased by more than six times by August (in early July, the number of new cases detected per day was about 3 thousand). In addition, herd immunity, which was cited as a target of 80%, after reaching 64% in February, has begun to decline and is currently at 8.6%.

The Kremlin called such dynamics alarming, but noted that the introduction of restrictions is within the competence of Rospotrebnadzor. Nevertheless, in early August, the Kremlin allowed the return of anti-coronavirus restrictions with a further increase in the incidence. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova emphasized that against the backdrop of a surge in the incidence of a sharp increase in hospitalizations, there is no observed.

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In early August, Rospotrebnadzor recommended that “vulnerable categories” of the population wear masks in crowded places and public transport, as well as get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo revaccination for all Russians. The agency attributed the surge in incidence to the spread of new, more contagious subspecies of the omicron strain of coronavirus. According to Rospotrebnadzor, the largest number of infections in the past two weeks was caused by subtypes of the omicron strain BA.4 and BA.5, accounting for 82.5% of cases.