Moscow attributes 1,706 deaths to COVID-19 in July

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Moscow's health department said on Friday it had recorded 1,706 deaths related to the novel coronavirus in July, a toll it said helped account for ...

FILE PHOTO: A man rides his bicycle as a taxi drives along a street on the first day after a lockdown designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease was lifted in Moscow, Russia June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovMOSCOW: Moscow's health department said on Friday it had recorded 1,706 deaths related to the novel coronavirus in July, a toll it said helped account for a rise of about 7 per cent in the city's mortality rate compared to the same month last year.

Moscow, the area worst hit by the pandemic in Russia, said it had recorded 10,773 deaths in July, including 1,706 linked to the coronavirus.The department identified 742 cases in which the coronavirus had been the main cause of death and said 964 others had died of other causes while testing positive for the virus.With 912,823 cases, Russia has the world's fourth highest number of infections in the world. The authorities have said that 15,498 people have died from the virus.

 

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