Rosstat has published data on mortality in August, including deaths related to Covid-19. According to the data, more than 49 thousand people infected with coronavirus died in this month – this is lower than in July. The total number of Covid-19 deaths in Russia during the entire pandemic has exceeded 400 thousand. Statisticians estimate that 49,389 people died in August who were infected with the coronavirus at the time of their death.
Rosstat identifies four groups of deaths with diagnosed COVID-19: [Translate to English] The translated text reads as follows: “At the same time, the number of deaths among Covid-19 patients has slightly decreased compared to July this year – according to the revised estimate of Rosstat, there were 51,044 deaths. This is the highest Covid-related mortality for any month during the entire pandemic.
Since the beginning of the year, the total number of deaths among people infected with Covid-19 has exceeded 250,000 (including 100,000 patients who died in July and August), and since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Rosstat calculations, over 400,000 people have died. According to the statistics agency, 163.3 thousand patients with Covid-19 died last year. If the schedule does not load, try using a different browser.
In its daily reports, the operational headquarters for the fight against coronaviruses includes fewer deaths than Rosstat, which collects more data. On Friday, the headquarters reported that a total of 214,485 people had died in Russia during the pandemic. Russia is experiencing a high death rate from COVID-19, which officials attribute to low vaccination rates.
Since the beginning of July, more than 700 patients a day have died from COVID-19 in Russia. In August, the number of deaths rose to over 800, and on October 6, the daily death toll from the coronavirus exceeded 900 cases for the first time. On Friday, the Operations Center recorded a new pandemic high – 936 patients with Covid-19 died. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, who oversees the work of the headquarters, said on Friday that although the overall mortality rate in September decreased by 6.1% compared to August, the structure of mortality continues to show an increase in deaths from coronavirus. According to her, this is evidenced by the operational data of Rosstat.
The incidence of coronavirus in Russia continues to grow rapidly. Golikova did not rule out this week that the daily increase in new cases could exceed 30,000. On Friday, the center reported 27,246 cases, down from 27,550 the day before – a record number since the beginning of the year (the high was recorded on December 24 – 29,935 infections in one day). Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Friday that the coronavirus situation in Russia “remains extremely tense and is currently escalating. According to Rosstat, a total of 208,237 people died in the country in August. This is 32.5% more than in August last year. Fatal results from Covid-19 accounted for 81.7% of the total increase in mortality in August, Golikova told journalists. From January to August this year, there were 18.9% more deaths than in the same months last year. The schedule is not loading. Try another browser.
Natural population decline – the excess of deaths over births – in Russia in January-August increased by 71.6% compared to January-August 2020 – 595.3 thousand people against 346.9 thousand people the previous year. The number of births decreased by 1.1%. The authorities claim that there are no plans to impose a lockdown in Russia due to the high mortality and incidence of Covid-19. However, one region after another is introducing new restrictions related to the new wave of the pandemic. The day before, new restrictions were announced in the Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Sakhalin, and Amur regions. QR codes for attending cultural events will be introduced in the Pskov region starting Monday, and on the same day, students in grades 5-8 and 10 of all schools in the Voronezh region will switch to a distance learning format.