“Firstly, it (mortality) today is lower in four months. In the whole country, compared with the same period last year, mortality in the Russian Federation is lower than last year throughout the country, ”TASS quoted her as saying.
She emphasized that such an indicator was recorded during the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia.
At the same time, Popova added that today it is obvious that "the number of deaths from coronavirus infection will increase."
“This happens in every country: the peak in the number of deaths from coronavirus infection goes beyond the upper point of the daily registration of the growth of the disease, it comes later,” she said.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that in connection with the coronavirus, "a serious increase in mortality rates will be recorded in May."
Virologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Anatoly Altstein in an interview with NSN expressed the opinion that Russia most likely passed the peak incidence of coronavirus infection and reached a plateau.