According to RIA Novosti, they account for 82.58% of detected cases.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that coronavirus in patients in Russia mostly proceeds in a mild form, comparable to SARS.

Also, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko recalled in a conversation with the FAN about the importance of revaccination against COVID-19.

He noted that there is an increase in cases due to new variations of "omicron" BA.5 and BA.2, which are more contagious.