Over the past day in Russia, the coronavirus was detected in 20,174 people, it follows from the statistics of the headquarters on September 19. Died 793 patients with COVID-19. The total number of cases of infection in the country reached 7,274,928. In total, 198,218 people died as a result of the pandemic during the entire period of the pandemic.
Yesterday, September 18, the headquarters reported 20,329 new cases of COVID-19. 799 people died. During the day in Russia, 13,418 people have fully recovered. The total number of those who recovered increased to 6,498,682.
In Moscow, within 24 hours, the coronavirus was detected in 2,376 people, 1,215 people recovered, 49 patients died. For the entire time in the capital, the infection was detected in 1 601 780 residents. St. Petersburg (+1834), Moscow region (+1004), Sverdlovsk (+507) and Samara (+502) regions also entered the top 5 in terms of the increase in cases per day.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 228.2 million cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in the world, over 4.68 million people have died. The highest incidence was noted in the United States – more than 42 million cases, India (over 33.4 million) and Brazil (over 21 million). Russia ranks fifth in the world in terms of the incidence of coronavirus.
In Russia, for the fifth day, there is an increase in the daily incidence of COVID-19; on September 18, this figure, for the first time since August 22, exceeded the mark of 20,000 new infections. According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the incidence of coronavirus is growing in 11 regions. “The growth is not yet pronounced, not dynamic, but it certainly is,” she explained.
Mass vaccination against coronavirus started in Russia in January this year. At the moment, five vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona, KoviVak, Sputnik Light and EpiVacCorona-N.
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