Coronavirus named as main cause of 17,457 deaths in Russia i

Mortality from the coronavirus infection in Russia was from 5.9% to 8% in March
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MOSCOW, May 1. /TASS/. The coronavirus infection was the main cause of 17,457 deaths in Russia in January, Russia’s State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported on Friday.
According to statistics, the novel coronavirus infection was named as the main cause in 17,457 deaths, although in 2,454 cases it is yet to be confirmed. In 6 258 cases the virus was not the primary cause of the death, but impacted it strongly, while in 4,857 cases the confirmed coronavirus infection had no impact on the fatal outcome, Rosstat said.
In February, coronavirus-related deaths stood at 17,120 (including 2,329 unconfirmed cases). The infection expedited the death of 7,664 people while in 5,708 fatalities the virus was confirmed but it did not have a significant impact on the fatal outcome.

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