“In connection with the decrease in the incidence of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, five medical institutions returned to the provision of specialized medical activities.

To date, 14 medical organizations are involved in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, in which 1,334 beds are deployed, "TASS writes with reference to the press service of the regional administration.

It is noted that in the near future two more hospitals will return to normal operation.

According to the press service, there is a significant decrease in the number of cases in August in relation to the number of cases in July - by 42.3%.

In July, the governor of the Smolensk region, Alexei Ostrovsky, was revaccinated against coronavirus infection.