Nearly 90% of the new cases of Covid-19 in Moscow are due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the mayor of the Russian capital announced on Friday, explaining the virulence of the current epidemic wave.
“According to the latest data we have obtained, 89.3% of patients are infected with a coronavirus that has mutated, the variant called Delta.
It is more aggressive, spreads faster, ”said Sergei Sobyanin on the air for the Pervi Kanal television channel.
The Russian capital recorded 9,056 new cases of Covid-19 in twenty-four hours, a record since the start of the epidemic, and Russia, with 17,262 contaminations, is the highest since February 1, according to statistics released on Friday.
The country has also recorded 453 additional deaths, a peak since March 18, and Moscow deplores 78 new deaths, according to these data from the Russian government.
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