Over the past day, 137,642 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia, 16,349 people were hospitalized. This was announced on Wednesday, February 23, by the operational headquarters for combating the spread of infection.
In 24 hours, 796 people died from the effects of COVID-19, 179,203 patients recovered.
In total, 15,657,928 cases of coronavirus have been identified in Russia to date in 85 regions. Over the entire period of the pandemic, 347,031 deaths were recorded in the country, 12,657,025 people recovered.
The day before, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that in the context of the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, it is necessary to revaccinate every six months. At the same time, he added that in Russia, about 8% of patients with COVID-19 are treated in hospitals.
On February 21, Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) Sergey Voznesensky said that the peak of the COVID-19 wave caused by Omicron had probably passed in Russia.
In the Russian Federation, a large-scale vaccination campaign continues. Citizens are vaccinated for free. Six vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, which became the first vaccine against COVID-19 in the Russian Federation and the world, as well as Sputnik Light, Sputnik M, EpiVacCorona, EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVac .
All relevant information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the websites stopcoronavirus.rf And access to all.rf, as well as the hashtag #WeTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.
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