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

During the day, 19,974 new cases of CORONAVIRUS infection were detected in RUSSIA. This is the maximum since March 31st. The number of hospitalizations for the first time since June reached 2.1 thousand Herd immunity fell to 8,

Over the past day, 19,974 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia, which was the maximum since March 31, when 19,277 new cases were detected. Also, 2,141 people were hospitalized with this diagnosis per day, which is 12.3% more compared to the previous day, follows from the data of the operational headquarters.

The last time the number of people admitted to hospitals exceeded 2.1 thousand in early June. In connection with the recovery over the past day, more than 10.7 thousand people were discharged from hospitals, which is 9.4% more than the day before. 46 people died.

In addition, herd immunity fell to 8.6%, down 1.9 p.p. for this week. The target for herd immunity was 80%, however, having reached 64% in February this year, it began to decline.

The Kremlin did not rule out the return of additional measures to combat covid-19 Society

By the end of June, the incidence of COVID-19 in Russia had dropped to a minimum, and therefore, from July 1, Rospotrebnadzor lifted all anti-COVID restrictions in the country. However, a few days later, the daily increase in new cases of infection again began to grow and increased more than six times - in early July, the number of new cases per day was about 3 thousand. The Kremlin called this dynamics alarming, but noted that this situation is also observed in other countries. Nevertheless, in early August, the Kremlin did not rule out the return of anti-coronavirus restrictions with a further increase in the incidence.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova pointed out that against the backdrop of a surge in the incidence of a sharp increase in hospitalizations, there is no sharp increase in hospitalizations.

On August 2, 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.

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