Russia has a new record for Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours; Hospitals declare lack of oxygen

a Russia I mentioned this Wednesday (10) a 1239 deaths were recorded of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. A large number of deaths were recorded even after the tightening of isolation measures.

finished on sunday (7) 11 days “a huge holiday” In an effort to avoid this increase in pollution rates, with many services shutting down and installing remote work.

The new wave of Covid-19 in Russia is being driven by a delta-variable spread and the country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe.

Between Tuesday and Wednesday, there were more than 38,000 new cases of Covid-19, of which nearly 4,000 were in Moscow, according to an official government bulletin.

Health professionals transport a suspected Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, on June 26, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic in Russia – Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP

Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told parliament on Wednesday that oxygen reserves in hospitals in 12 Russian regions will last for two days or less if they are not replenished.

However, consider that some areas have reported a decrease in infections. He claims that mass vaccination is the protagonist of this reduction, although it is not often adhered to in the country.

More than 62 million Russians – out of 144 million people – have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to Murashko.

The country has managed to vaccinate only 34.7% of its entire population, below the global average of 40%, according to the Our World In Data platform, which is linked to the University of Oxford.