Moscow: Although the number of daily cases of Covid-19 reached 8,481 today, the head of the Russian epidemiological surveillance body, Anna Popova, considered it unnecessary for now to return to the imposition of limitations in the face of the pandemic, Prensa Latina publishes.
After Russia reached one million 176 thousand 286 infected with the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, Popova explained that of the eight federal districts of this nation, only two show increase, including the central district, where Moscow is located.
A rise in cases can be avoided with due compliance with protection measures such as the use of masks and gloves, systematic hand washing and cleaning with disinfectant substances, the official said.
The situation in this capital, where two thousand 308 cases were detected in one day, the maximum since May 27, forced its mayor, Serguei Sabianin, to announce long autumn holidays in all schools yesterday, from 1 to 18 next October.
Sabianin indicated that the limitation extends to recreation centers for minors, although kindergartens are kept open under strict epidemiological protection measures.
This city reported 1,349 patients who overcame the disease, for a volume of 248,640, while the accumulated number of infected reached 292,601. Thus, the recovery rate dropped here to 84.97 percent.
In the last 24 hours, 27 people died in this city, 26 in Saint Petersburg, while with nine deaths is the Rostov province and the Republic of Dagestan, as well as seven in the Moscow province. Another 34 regions reported fewer than six deaths per capita.
Now the total human losses due to Covid-19 reached 20,722 since last March, adding 177 in one day, the maximum reported since July 17. This represents a fatality rate of 1.76 percent.
Five thousand 858 patients left the hospitals, for a total of 958 thousand 257 medical discharges. Thus, the recovery rate fell to 81.4 percent.
Likewise, 197 patients in Rostov, 175 in Moscow province, 155 in Kemerovo and 138 in Saint Petersburg surpassed the aforementioned disease.
Covid-19 added 276 new cases in Saint Petersburg, 222 in Moscow province, 198 in Rostov and 175 in Nizhegorod province.