OREANDA-NEWS. During the day, 986 deaths with COVID-19 were confirmed in Russia, 220,315 people with this disease have died for the entire time, the operational headquarters for combating the spread of coronavirus infection told reporters.

"Over the past day, 986 deaths have been confirmed. Over the entire period, 220,315 people have died in Russia," the message says.
In particular, 72 patients with coronavirus died in Moscow per day, 67 in St. Petersburg, and 41 in the Sverdlovsk region.

The Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko said that more than half a trillion rubles were additionally allocated to the fight against COVID-19.

"The Ministry of Finance confirmed that this year more than half a trillion rubles were allocated to fight the coronavirus infection," Murashko told reporters.
He noted that the funds that are now forced to spend on treatment can be prevented.

The Minister of Health of Russia expressed his opinion on the increase in the incidence of Covid-19 in the country. Mikhail Murashko believes that the increase in the incidence of coronavirus is associated primarily with the behavior of the population and low rates of vaccination.

"First of all, the increase in the incidence of COVID is associated with the behavior of the population and vaccination," Murashko told reporters.

More than 1.1 million patients are now being treated for coronavirus, said Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko. "Regarding the COVID-19 disease, I want to say that even today we have more than 1 million 100 thousand patients undergoing ... treatment, this is the highest burden on health care," said Murashko at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection. He noted that it is necessary to involve people as much as possible in vaccination against coronavirus.