Russia's COVID-19 Cases Surge Again... Cumulative Total Exceeds 100,000
7099 New Confirmed Cases... Highest Since Late January
Confirmed Cases Surge with 200,000 Daily Tests
40% of New Cases Are Asymptomatic Infections
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Russia has increased to the 7,000 range. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 100,000.
On the 30th, the Russian COVID-19 Inflow and Spread Prevention Headquarters announced that 7,099 new confirmed cases were added the previous day, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 106,498. The daily number of new confirmed cases had dropped to the 5,000 range but surged again, marking the highest level since the end of January.
In the capital Moscow alone, 3,093 additional confirmed cases were reported. The cumulative number of infections in Moscow increased to 53,739. Outside Moscow, Moscow Oblast reported 793 cases, Saint Petersburg 336 cases, and the Republic of Dagestan in the southern Caucasus region reported 158 new confirmed cases.
The number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 101 in one day, reaching 1,073. The number of recovered patients among confirmed cases is 11,619. The headquarters stated that the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted has increased to 3.49 million, with 190,000 tests conducted daily.
Russian authorities explained that the significant increase in confirmed cases is due to the expansion of testing. Forty percent of new confirmed cases are asymptomatic infections, and although many were already infected through various routes without symptoms, large-scale testing has led to rapid confirmation of cases.
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Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin extended the paid leave period for all workers, originally set to end at the end of this month, until the 11th of next month on the 28th. Many regional governments, including Moscow where infections are concentrated, extended mandatory self-quarantine measures until the 11th of next month. The Russian government also indefinitely extended the ban on foreign entry, which was initially set to expire at the end of this month.
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