“According to official data from Rosstat, mortality in July 2021, compared to the same period last year, increased by 18.6%.
This is due to a significant, compared to last year, rise in the incidence of new coronavirus infection in Russia, which began in June of this year and continues according to the results of the last week in 10 regions of the Russian Federation, "TASS quotes Golikova.
She noted that "the entire increase in mortality is attributable to mortality from COVID-19."
According to the data provided by Rosstat, 215.3 thousand people died in the country last month (33.8 thousand more than in July 2020).
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 44.1 thousand (in July last year there were 6.08 thousand).
Earlier, Assistant Minister of Health Alexei Kuznetsov said that the rise in the incidence of coronavirus infection, which was recorded in June-August, is associated with the spread of the delta strain.
According to him, the peculiarities of the course of the disease is its more rapid development, including the more rapid development of serious complications (within one to two days) - severe pneumonia, damage to the heart, kidneys and other vital organs.