"In connection with the exceeding of the epidemic thresholds for the incidence of ARVI among children and the high incidence of coronavirus infection in the population, Saratov schools and institutions of additional education from September 27 to October 11 will switch to distance learning," TASS reports.
According to the head of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor Olga Kozhanova, as of September 23, the incidence rate of COVID-19 was 3619 per 100 thousand of the population (an increase over the last day - 0.33%).
At the same time, she stressed that the number of cases among children and schoolchildren is growing.
According to the latest data, since the beginning of the pandemic, 86,967 cases of coronavirus have been detected in the region, 2,820 patients have died (289 new cases and 24 deaths in 24 hours).