In June, the incidence of the virus began to decline (averaging 217-220 cases per day), but by the end of the month, growth had begun - an average of 250-290 per day, RIA Novosti writes, citing data from the city staff.

“The number of cases is growing, albeit a little, but still growing. Unfortunately, this is due to the carelessness of some citizens who do not comply with the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor, ”he said.

According to Beglov, the number of hospitalizations per day last week was 250-300 people.

As the head of the city noted, two weeks ago the parks officially opened for Petersburgers and agreed on the work of hairdressers.

On Monday, July 13, the metro returns to its normal work schedule.

According to operational information as of July 13, a total of 27,861 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in St. Petersburg, 21,385 people recovered, 1,626 died.  

Earlier, authorities in St. Petersburg reported that beauty salons, saunas and training facilities will resume work in the city on July 13. 

In addition, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Konstantin Chebykin, as PolitExpert reported, recalled the need to comply with the mask regime.