Russia can’t handle Delta variant of coronavirus, breaks new daily death record

Russia again broke its 24-hour covid-19 death record on Tuesday, amid a wave of the Delta variant and with a vaccination schedule that progressing very slowly.

In the past 24 hours, 852 people have died from covid-19, according to the daily report released by the government.

The previous record of 828 deaths was recorded last Friday.

The most affected country in Europe

Russia is, in absolute terms, the most affected country in Europe pandemic with 205,531 deaths, according to government figures.

Russian statistical agency Rosstat, which uses a broader definition of deaths caused by COVID, put more than 350,000 deaths linked to the pandemic at the end of July 2021.

Since June, Russia has been plagued by the contagious Delta variant and he fails to contain his progress.

20 thousand cases per day

The number of daily new cases is round the 20,000 for almost two weeks. As of Tuesday, 21,559 new cases had been reported.

Despite the fact that several local drugs have been produced, vaccination is progressing very slowly and, according to a tally on the Gogov website, only 28.6% of the Russian population you have the full guideline. They are about 40 million adults out of a total population of about 146 million.

In addition, the authorities have chosen to avoid restrictive health measures, in order to protect the economy that has stagnated for years.

The jugular, always compulsory, little used in public places and indications of social distance they are rarely respected.

The city of Moscow, the epicenter of the pandemic in Russia, recognized a second wave of the Delta variant last week after that experienced in early summer, with a 24% increase in infections and 15% in hospitalizations in one week .

Of the total daily death toll reported on Tuesday, 63 deaths occurred in Moscow, 58 in St. Petersburg and 40 in Sverdlovsk province.

The virus in the Kremlin

The outbreak has reached the Kremlin, where President Vladimir Putin has been isolated since the start of last week due to the detection of dozens of cases in his surroundings.

Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the numbers are “a serious cause for concern,” but nationwide restrictions are not currently under discussion.

Peskov noted that regional governments are allowed to introduce their own measures, and some regions do so in light of the increase in infections.

Source: agencies