Russia: new peak in deaths from covid-19 | Fourth consecutive day with more than 25,000 cases of coronavirus

Russia again recorded spike in deaths and covid-19 infections in past 24 hours. This is the third time of the month that the country has exceeded 25,000 infections in one day. While the death toll reached 895 on the last day, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic.

Increase in cases

The peak of covid-19 cases in Russia over the past two weeks continues to reach new highs. For four days, Russia recorded infections exceeding 25,000 cases. As the death toll increases every day. Last Friday they were 887, Sunday 890, while on the last day the national operational center for the fight against the coronavirus indicated that there were 895 deaths.

The Kremlin has expressed concern although it has not yet considered implementing a nationwide lockdown or other measures of national significance. In several regions of Russia, measures are in force such as limited participation in mass events, as well as restricted access to public places such as restaurants, bars, theaters and cinemas for people who have been vaccinated, who have recently recovered from covid-19 or who have tested negative within the last 72 hours.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Gólikova, “the average indicator over the past five weeks was 96.9 cases per 100,000 people. That is 3.1 times more than the same period last year “. Golikova noted that this trend is observed in 67 of the 85 Russian regions.

Moscow and St. Petersburg

Moscow, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, was once again the Russian city with the most positive cases (3,827 cases) and the highest number of deaths (72). New daily infections are four times higher than in the past month, from around 1,100 in early September to around 4,000 this week alone.

The capital is followed St. Petersburg, which has reported 1,894 cases and 58 deaths. However, in some parts of the country, including the two metropolises Stores operate normally and the mandatory use of a chin strap is enforced, but not strictly.

The increase in cases has already started to be reflected in the health system, according to local media The lines of ambulances that form in front of the hospitals of St. Petersburg grow longer., the second largest city in the country. While in the city of Vladimir, about 180 kilometers east of Moscow, an ambulance team had to take a covid-19 patient to a government building after failing to find a hospital bed. .

Measures to increase vaccination

As spokesperson for the Russian government, Dmitry Peskov, assured the press that the main cause of the increase in deaths was “insufficient level of immunization”. “The virus is getting smarter and smarter,” said Peskov, who also warned that in general the unvaccinated are those who get seriously ill or die. “Most intensive care patients are older and the mortality of patients over 60 is 80%”, to complain.

The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, informed local authorities that he plans to resume lotteries for citizens who have already been immunized to boost vaccination. In this sense, the Kremlin spokesman assured that to reverse these figures “Any measures that increase the understanding of the need to be vaccinated are helpful”.

Of Russia’s 146 million people, 33.5% have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while only 27.4% have the full immunization schedule. Despite the low levels of vaccination and the increase in infections, the Moscow authorities have announced the closure of one of the most important vaccination points in the capital in Gostiny Dvor, a large exhibition space in which cultural events will take place. now take place.