Russia: Covid Cases Hit Record Highs in Moscow and St. Petersburg

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Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022...cord-highs-in-moscow-and-st-petersburg-a76099

Covid Cases Hit Record Highs in Moscow and St. Petersburg
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Russia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two months on Thursday, with new infections setting record highs in the two largest cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Russia is in the midst of a fifth Covid-19 wave, officials say, fueled by the Omicron variant which was first detected in Russia last December. Some 38,850 cases were confirmed over the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus task forces said Thursday — the highest number since early November. The rate of new cases has doubled in the space of eight days.

In Moscow, cases passed the 10,000-threshold for the first time ever, with 11,557 new infections. The capital has been the epicenter of Russia’s coronavirus outbreak, with cases typically rising in Moscow first, before a surge in the rest of the country some weeks later. St. Petersburg recorded a record 4,753 cases...

 

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Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022...vid-19-cases-as-omicron-gains-momentum-a76114


Russia Reports Record Covid-19 Cases as Omicron Gains Momentum
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Russia reported a record number of new coronavirus infections Friday as the Omicron variant continued its rapid spread across the country.

A total of 49,513 new infections were recorded over the last 24 hours, the government’s coronavirus task force reported Friday morning — a 27% rise in a single day.

Officials have been warning of a surge in cases since the start of the year, with health leaders saying the country’s daily case tally could pass 100,000 in the coming weeks.

The previous record number of daily infections was 41,335, set in early November...

 

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Source: https://tass.com/society/1391827


22 Jan, 03:50 Updated at: 22 Jan, 08:26
Number of COVID-19 infections in Russia surpasses 11 mln since pandemic began
The number of fatalities over the past 24 hours has increased by 681
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MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. Russia has registered 57,212 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, compared to 49,513 the day before, with the total number of infections reaching 11,044,986 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday.

According to the crisis center, the relative increase of new infections is at the level of 0.52%. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations over 24 hours amounted to 9,902 which is 8.4% higher than the day before. The increase occurred in 46 regions.

The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 681, compared to 692 the day before. In all, 325,433 patients died of the infection. Thus, the country has been registering fewer than 700 daily coronavirus fatalities for seven consecutive days.

According to the crisis center, the provisional lethality of the disease (the final one can be determined only after the end of the epidemic) is at the level of 2.95%...

 

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