“In connection with the end of the holidays, the return of people from places of rest, the resumption of contacts in labor and educational teams, the Coordination Council and the Health Committee expect an increase in morbidity, an increase in requests for medical care and hospitalizations.
The load on the city's medical service will increase again, ”RIA Novosti quotes the text of the council's materials.
According to the interdepartmental council, the number of hospitalizations in St. Petersburg has increased by 13.6% compared to last Saturday.
Over the past day, 725 people were hospitalized in the city against 638 people on January 2.
“At the same time, the number of active patients as a whole did not increase compared to the same day last week.
Only the proportion of patients with confirmed coronavirus infection in hospitals has grown.
The increased activity of patients in seeking medical care is also evidenced by a significant increase in the number of recovered - to register the fact of recovery, it is necessary to contact a medical organization, ”the statement says.
According to data as of January 9, in Russia, 23,309 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in 84 regions per day.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country has risen to 3,379,103.
The virologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with the NSN, assessed the need for vaccination for those who have had COVID-19.