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The CoV situation in Russia continues to worsen. The authorities today registered more than 25,000 new infections within 24 hours – the highest number since the beginning of January. According to the report, 663 people died with the virus in the same period. Previously, record death tolls had been reported for five days in a row.
In the world’s largest country in terms of area, the highly contagious delta variant is particularly rampant. The Russian capital Moscow and the tourist metropolis of St. Petersburg, where the last of seven European soccer championship matches was played on Friday, were particularly affected. Pictures from the fan zones showed many people without the mandatory mouth-nose protection.
Statistics office Rosstat: 270,000 deaths
In Moscow, there were 111 deaths and more than 7,600 new infections, according to Saturday’s data; in St. Petersburg, 104 deaths and nearly 1,800 new cases. New daily highs are also expected in the coming days. This brings the total number of known cases of infection to more than 5.6 million.
According to the government’s coronavirus working group, the number of people who died in connection with the virus rises by 663 to 137,925. However, Rosstat, the state statistics agency, which conducts its own count, comes to about 270,000 deaths related to the coronavirus between April 2020 and April 2021 alone. Rosstat refers to excessive deaths in the statistics. Some epidemiologists believe this is the best way to determine the true number of CoV deaths.
Regional measures
Despite the high numbers, no nationwide lockdown is planned, the Kremlin had said. However, there are increasing restrictions on public life in individual regions because of the high numbers of infections and overloading of hospitals – such as in Buryatia on Lake Baikal. In Moscow, people are now only allowed into restaurants with a negative PCR test or as vaccinated people with a QR code. Employers in many sectors in the capital are required to enforce vaccinations of their employees.
— source. red, ORF.at/agencies/picture: pixabay.com
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