“In the fourth week of 2023, 45.5 thousand cases of COVID-19 were registered in Russia, which is 20% more than was recorded in the previous week,” the department said.

It is clarified that genovariants of the Omicron strain remain predominant.

In Russia, 1,337 people with coronavirus infection have been admitted to hospitals over the past day.

The day before, 380 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized.

Also, 45 deaths were confirmed per day.