A record number of Covid-19 casualties were registered in Russia on Saturday for the fifth day in a row – 697 people died in 24 hours, according to data released by the operational headquarters. In Lithuania, the disease claimed the lives of two people, in Estonia – none.
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In Russia
679 Covid-19 victims were registered in Russia on Friday. In Russia, 24,439 new cases of Covid-19 were registered during the day, the highest number recorded in 24 hours since mid-January.
More than 5.5 million people have been confirmed with the new coronavirus in the country since the pandemic began, and 137,262 people have died from Covid-19.
The new coronavirus delta, or Indian strain, is currently spreading rapidly in Russia, but the pace of the vaccination campaign has slowed. So far, only 16% of the 146 million have been vaccinated in Russia Russian population.
Moscow, which reported 116 deaths in the last day, began offering a third dose of the vaccine on Thursday to people who received the second dose more than six months ago.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on his compatriots to listen to experts, not rumors of the virus and vaccines. Putin said he did not support the idea of mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, but called on the population to be vaccinated.
The government has rejected the idea of introducing a quarantine regime at the national level, but has acknowledged that it will not be able to meet the target of vaccinating 60% of the population by August.
In Lithuania
In Lithuania Another 35 people were confirmed infected with the new coronavir last day, but the virus-related disease Covid-19 claimed the lives of two people, Statistics Lithuania said on Saturday.
11,851 tests were performed last day, so the proportion of positive tests was 0.3%. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 278,863 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus in the country and 267,903 people have been confirmed for recovery. The Covid-19 virus disease has claimed a total of 4,389 lives in Lithuania.
Hospitals currently treat 96 Covid-19 patients, 16 of whom are in resuscitation. 16 patients require artificial ventilation of the lungs, while 71 patients are treated with oxygen masks. According to the Department of Statistics, the 14 – day cumulative number of infections per 100,000 population on July 3 in Lithuania is 19.
A total of 1,251,425 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Lithuania, including 1,075,665 people.
In Estonia
A new coronavir virus was detected in another 39 people in Estonia last day, but the Covid-19 virus-induced disease has not claimed any new lives, the Health Department said on Saturday.
2950 analyzes were performed last day, thus the proportion of positive tests was 1.3%. A total of 1,535,075 tests have been performed in Estonia to detect infection with the new coronavirus.
The total number of confirmed infections in Estonia has reached 131,161. Out of Covid-19, a total of 1,269 people died in Estonia.
Estonian The Department of Health estimates that the 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population on July 3 is 28.8.
A total of 564,634 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Estonia, including 453,902 people.
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