Russia Surpasses 220,000 Cumulative COVID-19 Cases... Third Largest Worldwide

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Russia's cumulative confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) surpassed 220,000 on the 11th (local time). With daily new cases exceeding 10,000 for nine consecutive days, the total confirmed cases increased to the third largest in the world as of the morning of that day.

The Russian government's COVID-19 influx and spread prevention headquarters announced that "in the past day, 11,656 additional confirmed cases were reported across 84 regions nationwide, including Moscow," and "the cumulative confirmed cases increased to 221,344."

The number of new confirmed cases on that day (11,656) is the highest since the first COVID-19 infection was reported in Russia at the end of January.

Due to the rapid increase in new cases, Russia's cumulative confirmed cases ranked third in the world as of the morning of that day, following the United States (1,367,638 cases according to the real-time COVID-19 statistics site Worldometer) and Spain (264,663 cases). The United Kingdom (219,183 cases) and Italy (219,070 cases) followed.

In Moscow alone, 6,169 additional confirmed cases were reported, increasing the cumulative infections to 115,909. Additionally, 1,079 new cases were reported in the Moscow region surrounding the capital, 307 in the second-largest city Saint Petersburg, and 291 in the central Nizhny Novgorod region.

The number of COVID-19 deaths across Russia increased by 94 in one day, reaching 2,009. Russian authorities stated that 39,801 confirmed patients have recovered so far, with 5,495 discharged in the past day alone. The number of tests conducted in one day reached 200,000, increasing the total number of tests to 5.6 million.

Russia's COVID-19 confirmed cases are rapidly increasing as large-scale testing by local health authorities continues. Since the daily new cases first exceeded 10,000 on the 3rd of this month with 10,633 cases, the number of new cases has remained at a similar level.

Secondary and tertiary infections are spreading within families and social groups, leading to continuous large-scale confirmed cases. Experts expect Russia's rapid increase in COVID-19 cases to continue for some time.

Local governments, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg, have successively extended quarantine and other preventive measures for residents, initially set from the end of March to May 11. President Vladimir Putin held a government COVID-19 meeting on that day to review whether to extend the paid leave for workers, which was scheduled until the 11th.

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