On Monday, Russia recorded 5394 cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. This figure is the lowest daily rate in months, in addition to 79 new deaths compared to 70 yesterday, bringing the total to 856,264 cases, including 14,207 deaths.
The Russian Operations Center stated in its daily report, that the total number of those who recovered from COVID-19 in the country rose to 653,593 after recording 3420 new cases of cure during the past day, to keep 188,464 cases active.
According to the report, 26.2% of new patients did not show symptoms of the disease.
Moscow, the capital of Russia, witnessed a slight rise in new cases, with 693 infections and 13 deaths recorded, compared to 664 injuries and 12 deaths yesterday, bringing the total to 243,406 injuries and 4,498 deaths.
842 patients recovered during the last day, so the number of people recovering reached 182,184, or 75% of the total injured in the city.
The Center also confirmed that the epidemiological situation in the city is stable now. The Center said in a statement on Sunday that the growth rate of the daily new infections with the virus during the past two weeks amounted to 0.26% of population of the city.
The statement pointed out that the number of people recovering from the virus increased during the past week by 37.3% compared to the previous week, and the number of people with a serious condition remains low, declining by 24.7% during the last month.
Mortality rates decreased by 34% during the last week compared to the previous week, or by 55% during the month.
The Center pointed out that despite the increase in tests within a month to detect the Coronavirus, the number of new infections is still low, as tests were conducted for 308 thousand and 511 people, and only 1.5% of them were confirmed infected.
On Sunday evening, the Center confirmed the death of 13 people infected with the virus in Moscow, bringing the death toll in the Russian capital to 4,988.
On the other hand, the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said that 3 Russian companies will start commercial production in September for the first vaccine against the emerging corona virus in the country.
Manturov stated that the mentioned vaccine was designed by the Russian "Gimali" Center for Epidemiological and Microbiological Research.
Manturov added, "The Gimali Center, that would start commercial production, works with three institutions that have production sites in the provinces of Moscow, Vladimir and Yaroslavl."
The minister affirmed that the Russian authorities hope that commercial production will begin in September, adding that companies are now preparing for production, and equipment and technological process are being prepared.
The minister added that in the first stage of this year, several thousand vaccines will be produced every month. By the beginning of next year, companies will increase production to several million.
Earlier, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the "Gimali" center vaccine is considered one of the most promising vaccines against the virus.
The deputy PM revealed that the country will set a historical record this year, in the production of ventilation devices for the artificial lungs, adding that this year, 12 to 15 thousand pieces of this type will be produced.
The deputy PM said that within a year, about 7,000 devices will be produced and sold, only within the state under a government contract.
"There are also requests contracted by the regions previously, in addition to export contracts - in total, I think about 12,000 devices will be produced this year in Russia."
Golikova affirmed that if contracts take into account spare production, Moscow will be able to produce up to 15,000 devices this year.
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