According to data from Rosstat, in 2021, more than 500,000 people who were diagnosed with coronavirus died in Russia. The agency published data for December 2021 and, in fact, for the entire previous year.
In 2020, the number of Russians infected with coronavirus who died was 3.2 times lower – 163,300. According to the service, in December, 54,630 people infected with Covid-19 died in Russia. In the majority of cases, the main cause of death was coronavirus, which accounted for 49,122 cases (where coronavirus was identified as the main cause in 44,390 cases, and additional research is required in 4,732 cases). Coronavirus was diagnosed as a concomitant disease in 5,508 decedents (in 1,000 cases it contributed to the development of complications that hastened death, and in another 4,508 cases, it did not influence the onset of death).
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In November last year, according to updated Rosstat estimates, 88,138 people infected with Covid-19 died in the country. This month became the record month for Covid-19 mortality during the entire pandemic in Russia. As a result, the number of Covid-19 deaths in December decreased by 38% compared to November.
According to Rosstat, a total of 517,795 people infected with Covid-19 died in Russia in 2021. According to the service, a total of 2,445,509 Russians died last year. In December, 215,529 people died. In 2020, according to the agency’s data, 2,138,586 people died in Russia, while the number of coronavirus-infected deaths was 3.2 times lower (compared to the previous year) – 163,300.
Thus, according to Rosstat data, 681.1 thousand people with diagnosed coronavirus have died in Russia in 2020-2021. According to the Operational Headquarters for Combating Coronavirus Infection, during the entire duration of the pandemic in the country, the number of deaths was half the number of infected – 329,443 (the authorities attribute this difference to different counting methods).
The overall mortality rate in 2021 compared to the previous year has increased by 15.9%, and the entire growth is associated with the coronavirus, said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova on Friday. According to the data published by Rosstat, it has increased by 14%.
In mid-December, journalists from the publications “Holod” and “Mediazona” (recognized in Russia as media performing the functions of foreign agents) calculated that excess mortality in the country from April 2020 to mid-December 2021 will exceed 1 million people. Similar data were also cited in a conversation with the BBC by independent demographer Alexey Raksha. The head of the Ministry of Health, Mikhail Murashko, commented on these calculations, telling the BBC at the time that they were incorrect, but did not provide any other figures. Excess mortality is the excess of the actual number of deaths per population in a given calendar period over the expected number of deaths. Several international databases calculate excess mortality. According to one estimate, Russia has significantly outperformed other countries, including Brazil and the United States. The basis for such calculations is the number of excess deaths per million population compared to the expected number. If we look not at the cumulative number of deaths, but at the number of deaths each month, we can see that Russia surpassed other countries at the end of last year. Moreover, it became one of the anti-leaders in the second half of 2021 – it was during this time that records for the number of deaths were set almost every day. Schedule is not loading. Try another browser.
With the onset of winter, the coronavirus situation in Russia began to improve after peaking in October and November. On January 13, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that the incidence rate of coronavirus has decreased over the past two months. However, the lull proved to be short-lived. Almost immediately after the January holidays ended, Russian authorities began preparing the population for a new wave of the pandemic, associated with the “Omikron” strain, which is considered much more contagious than previous versions of Covid-19. We explain quickly, simply and understandably what happened, why it matters and what will happen next.
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The daily increase of new coronavirus cases in Russia has been setting historical records for a week now. On Friday, the operational headquarters reported that nearly 100 thousand infections had been detected in the past 24 hours. The number of hospitalizations is also increasing: on Monday, the number of new coronavirus cases was 5,970 people (3.9% less than the previous day); on Friday, the operational center reported 14,046 new hospitalizations (9.7% more than on Thursday). Russian authorities say that the “Omicron” outbreak has not yet led to a critical increase in hospitalizations. However, journalists from the publication “Kholod” have calculated that Russia has become the world leader in the number of new COVID patients.
Russian authorities do not plan to introduce strict restrictive measures. According to the RBC newspaper, the Moscow City Hall (the Russian capital once again leads the list of regions with the highest daily incidence of the disease) does not plan to impose a lockdown amid the growing number of cases. The authorities are currently keeping a reserve of available beds and are relying on hospitalization rates, which are significantly lower at “Omicron” than at “Delta,” according to sources cited by the publication. In addition, the rejection of closure is explained by its negative consequences for businesses and the labor market, the publication adds.
The omicron variant led to a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States late last year, with World Health Organization (WHO) experts warning that more than 50% of the population in European countries could be infected in the next two months. The sharp increase in mortality from “Omicron” in most countries has not yet occurred – epidemiologists consider the new strain to be less dangerous to health than previous versions. However, in some countries (e.g., the US, France, and Italy), the number of hospital admissions has increased in recent days, according to data from the Our World in Data portal.
Covidine restrictions are gradually being lifted in many European countries. In Austria, for example, a strict quarantine for unvaccinated persons will be lifted on January 31. In the Netherlands, cultural institutions, cinemas, and restaurants will reopen on January 26. In the United Kingdom, mandatory masks in public places will be lifted on January 27, and entry requirements to the country will be relaxed. The WHO Emergency Committee on Covid-19 previously recommended that the global community lift or ease restrictions on international travel “because they [restrictions] do not provide benefits and continue to contribute to the economic and social burden of countries. The World Health Organization also did not recommend the use of a vaccination certificate as the only possible requirement for international travel, “since not all citizens currently have the opportunity to be vaccinated.