"The rate of spread of infection in the regions of the Ural Federal District has slowed down somewhat, but it is higher than the national average," RIA Novosti quoted Yakushev as saying.

He noted that it is necessary to promptly issue the results of PCR studies.

According to him, the incidence rates remain high.

Earlier, the administration of Rospotrebnadzor in the Tyumen region announced a new focus of coronavirus infection, identified at one of the local factories.