For the first time since September, less than 800 people died from COVID in Russia in a day.

Over the past day in RUSSIA, 787 people have died from the CORONAVIRUS infection COVID-19, according to data from the federal operational headquarters. Below the mark of 800 deaths, the daily death rate fell for the first time in more than three months - the previous time such a number of deaths was reported on September 20 (then 778 people died).

Most of the deaths from COVID-19 over the past day were recorded in Moscow (72) and St. Petersburg (61).

Among the leaders in terms of mortality over the past day also included:

Since the beginning of the pandemic in Russia, 314,604 people have died from covid, according to the federal operational headquarters. Rosstat counted over 625,000 deaths through November this year alone. The agency includes in its statistics those who died from other diseases against the background of COVID, as well as those who were found to have the virus after death.