The governor of the Moscow region announced a record number of patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation
The number of covid-19 patients who are connected to artificial lung ventilation (ALV) devices has reached a record high of 650 people. This was stated by the governor of the Moscow region Alexei Vorobyov on the air of the RUSSIA 1 TV channel, RIAMO reports.
“Today we have a record number of patients on mechanical ventilation - it is already under 650. This has never happened, because in the previous wave 580 was the maximum figure,” said the HEAD of the Moscow region. He stressed that fatal and severe cases of the disease are observed among those who have not been vaccinated against CORONAVIRUS.
The authorities of the Moscow region allowed the extension of the autumn wave of covid until December Society
According to Vorobyov, high rates of vaccination of the population are observed in the region. “Now vaccination is once again a surge, the restrictions that are being introduced make a person think hard,” Vorobyov added. The governor added that the authorities continue to persuade the population to undergo the procedure.
The rise in the incidence of coronavirus began in the Moscow region in mid-September. As the head of the regional Ministry of HEALTH, Svetlana Strigunkova, said, a new wave of COVID-19 could last in the region until December if people do not adhere to the restrictions. She explained that the spread of influenza and SARS also creates a large burden on the healthcare system.