Russia, the deaths of Covid are 186 thousand and not 54 thousand: the statistics also deny the data from Moscow (after the Spanish)

Since the beginning of the pandemic in Russia They are dead about 186 thousand people who had contracted the coronavirus. A number that actually rewrites the scope he effects of the pandemic in the country of Vladimir Putin: so far, in fact, the Johns Hopkins University – which is based on the official data provided by the authorities – had counted in Russia 54,559 victims of coronavirus. Statistical office Rosstat instead, he calculated more than triple: 26 thousand deaths in November alone. Rosstat reports a excess mortality between January and November 2020 from 229,700 deaths compared to the same period in 2019, of which “more than 81% due to Covid ”, specified the deputy prime minister Tatiana golikova. According to updated statistics, only between April and November did they die in Russia 116,030 people.

the tell now includes cases where the virus was not there leading cause of death and where it was suspected but it has not been confirmed. These are the criteria required by the directive who of April 20, which specifies that not only the deaths certified with buffer but also those with symptoms compatible with COVID-19. The same count was carried out in mid-December by theOther (Statistics National Institute, the equivalent of Istat) in Spain. The result? 29 thousand more deaths than those spread by the Ministry of Health. Madrid, according to data provided by the authorities, yesterday happened i 50 thousand dead since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the Institute of Statistics, the victims are many more: already 76 thousand as of December 15, many more than the Italians who today exceed 73 thousand.

Taking the ministry data seriously, Spain is the fourth most affected country from Covid-19 in Eastern Europe, after Italy, the United Kingdom and France. According to the INE statistics, it would be the first, but the actual figures of the pandemic in the different countries are still conditioned by many factors. In the first place, in fact, the calculation method, as explained to ilfattoquotidiano.it Graziano down, responsible for the mortality report of coronavirus Dell ‘Higher Institute of Health, as well as head of the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Aging of the same Institute.

To make a comparison between the different countries, Onder stressed, we must “follow theexcess mortality“In Russia, in fact, there are 229 thousand dead more than last year. “This parameter – Onder always explained about theItaly – tells us who we are online with others European countries“. The only doubt comes from Germany, which however in the last month has registered a rebound of dead, exceeding the threshold of 30 thousand dead. Tomorrow (Wednesday, ed) is provided in the meantime by theState the publication of the report on the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic in total mortality of the population updated to November 2020.