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The new number of new cases brings the total number of Covid-19 infections in Russia to 232,243, beating the corresponding figures in the United Kingdom (224,332 cases) and Spain (227,436 cases), according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Therefore, the number of Covid-19 infections in Russia currently ranks second in the world, only behind the US. USA (More than 1.3 million cases).
Russia recorded more than 10,000 new infections / day in the past week. Russian authorities said the large number of infections reflected a large-scale testing campaign, with approximately 5.8 million tests carried out. More than half of the cases are reported in and around Moscow.
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[VIDEO] Russia has the fourth highest number of Covid-19 infections worldwide
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As of December 12, the number of Covid-19 deaths in Russia increased to 2,116, indicating a much lower rate of deaths from this disease in Russia than in countries with almost the same number of cases. For example, Italy (219,814 cases) had 30,739 deaths, Spain had 26,744 cases, and the United Kingdom had 32,141 cases.
Authorities believe Covid-19’s death rate in Russia is lower than in previous countries because Russia learned from Western Europe, quickly converted hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients, tests, and infected people in quarantine, according to AFP. .
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