No new subvariant “kraken” found in Russia – Russia |
January 11th. Interfax-Russia.ru – A new sub-variant of the omicron strain adequate to XBB.1.5, called “kraken” and more infectious, has not been found in Russia, said Marina Sharabakina, head of the epidemiological expenditure of the population of Rospotrebnadzor.
“As of January 10, we have a variant of the kraken disease with no exacerbation of patients in the Russian Federation,” Sharabakina said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel (All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company).
She clarified that this strain is highly contagious, but “the course of the disease, according to the information we have, is easy.”
As reported in the operational headquarters in the environment, the daily increase in new cases of coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation revealed more than 4.2 thousand cases, which is almost 1.2 thousand more than the day before.
“4,201 cases of COVID-19 were detected. The number of hospitalizations per day was detected by 900 people and increased by 15.7% in the previous day,” the operational headquarters said.
According to the headquarters, an increase in the number of hospitalizations in 44 regions of the Russian Federation, a decrease in 34 regions of the country. The situation remained unchanged in 7 country reviews.
Compared to the previous day, when 3,32 cases were registered in Russia, the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection increased by 1,169.
Over the past day, 46 people died from adults, 47 deaths were previously reported.
“5,122 people recovered in a day, or 1.2% more in the coming days from January 10,” the statement said.
In total, 21 million 836 thousand 969 cases of coronavirus infection were detained in Russia during the pandemic, 394 thousand 214 died and 21 million 258 thousand 733 recovered.