“If we talk about herd immunity, we have reached 100%,” he announced.

Sarana added that this number includes both those who have been ill and those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Earlier it was reported that 3,507,657 people were vaccinated with the first component of the coronavirus vaccine in St. Petersburg.

Dmitry Lisovets, Chairman of the Health Committee of St. Petersburg, announced earlier that the peak of the fifth wave of coronavirus has been overcome and the number of patients with COVID-19 has decreased.