For the first time since January, more than 21 thousand new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia

Over the past day, 21,665 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in Russia, according to the data of the operational headquarters for combating the spread of infection. Since then, the total number of known infections in the country has risen to 5,430,753.

This is the first time since January that the daily number of new cases exceeds 21 thousand, and the maximum since January 21, when 21,887 new cases of COVID-19 were registered per day .

Of the total number of new cases of COVID-19 in Russia, 8.4 thousand were in Moscow, 2.5 thousand in the Moscow Region and 1.2 thousand in St. Petersburg.

In addition, according to the operational headquarters, 619 people died in Russia per day, this is the maximum since December 24. Of these, 107 are in St. Petersburg. This is the maximum for the region since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record for the daily number of deaths was broken there on June 24, when 99 people died. In addition, during the day 96 people died in Moscow, 26 in the Nizhny Novgorod region, 20 in the Moscow region.

In total, 132,683 people became victims of COVID-19 in Russia, the headquarters reports.

In Russia, an increase in the incidence of COVID-19 has been recorded since the beginning of June. In this regard, the regions began to return restrictions or introduce new ones. So, more than a dozen subjects have decided to introduce mandatory vaccination against coronavirus for certain groups of employees, including those who work in trade, services, housing and communal services, healthcare, education, and so on. So did, in particular, Moscow and the Moscow region, Leningrad and Nizhny Novgorod regions.

The authorities of St. Petersburg have imposed restrictions on the work of public catering, on the number of fans in the fan zones of the European Football Championship, and on mass events. In other regions, events with a large number of participants and the operation of restaurants, cafes and bars are also often restricted.