According to a report from the Russian Epidemic Prevention Command on October 18, local time, 34,325 newly diagnosed cases were newly diagnosed in the country in a single day, the highest record since the beginning of the epidemic, with a total of 8027012 confirmed cases; 998 new deaths and a cumulative total of 224,310 deaths; 16431 newly cured cases A total of 7017055 cases were cured.

  As of the 15th, 51 million people in Russia have completed one dose of new crown vaccination, and more than 47.55 million people have completed two doses of vaccination.

  Russian Health Minister Murashko said that the recent increase in the incidence of the new crown in Russia is related to the activities of residents and the low rate of national new crown vaccination.

He said that the vast majority of COVID-19 patients in hospitals in the country have not been vaccinated, and less than 0.03% of critically ill patients are vaccinated.

(Producing Lu Huiqian)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]