Continuing with more than 10,000 cases per day, Russia exceeded 200,000 cases of Covid-19

On May 10, Russia announced 11,012 additional Covid-19 cases, marking the eighth consecutive day that Russia had more than 10,000 cases in 24 hours. In total, Russia has 209,688 ca Covid-19.

Russia also had 88 more deaths in 24 hours, increasing the number of deaths from the epidemic 1,915. Currently, Russia is the fifth largest epidemic in the world in the number of Covid-19 cases, but the number of deaths in this country is quite low compared to other countries in the first group, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and France. .

The Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said on 10/5 Bloomberg “The number of new infections continues to rise, but the growth rate has stabilized. We hope that what happened in recent days will show (Russia has reached) the peak of the epidemic.”

In fact, in the last week, Russia increased 75,000 cases, equivalent to a 56% increase, lower than the 66.4% mark of the previous week. The daily increase in Covid-19 cases also decreased to 6.5% in the past week, compared to 7.5% in the prior period, according to Tass

“Hot Spot” Moscow

Almost two-thirds of the new cases registered on 10/5 of the Moscow region, the “hot spot” of the epidemic has not cooled in Russia. Moscow authorities say the number of cases has skyrocketed because the number of tests has increased in recent times, rather than because the pathogen has spread more strongly.

Previously, Moscow Governor Sergey Sobyanin admitted that the actual epidemic situation in this region could far exceed current official statistics. Sobyanin predicts that in Moscow alone, the number of carriers can reach 300,000.

The number of tests in Russia has increased considerably in recent years. In total, Russia has conducted more than 5.4 million tests across the country since the outbreak began.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously ordered local governments to plan to relax restrictions and quarantine orders. However, according to RTMoscow has yet to show signs of stopping the tough measures in place because the epidemic appears to be out of control.

Officials have allowed some companies to resume operations, but most restrictive orders are still in effect. From 12/5, people in Moscow must wear masks, even on public transport.

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According to RT