In September, more than 1.5 thousand people died from coronavirus in September

In September, 1569 people died from coronavirus in September, the Moscow Department of Health reports .

“Covid-19 as the main or concomitant cause of death was noted in 1569 cases, which justifies 92% of all excess mortality for September,” the department said.

From Koronavirus, 543 people died in September as the main cause of death in September. The number of deaths from the Covid-19 thus increased by 21%compared to August, but decreased three times compared to June.

“Among them [death from coronavirus both the main cause] and those cases when, with a negative test (both in life and posthumously), the cause of the death of the death of a pathological study and analysis of clinical signs of the cause of death (93 people) was established. Thus, everything, even controversial cases, are attributed to Covid, ”the statement said.

“1026 people in September died of other reasons, but with a positive test for coronavirus. Covid had a significant impact on the development of the underlying disease and its deadly complications in 509 cases, ”the deposits said in a statement.

It is noted that the mortality from coronavirus in Moscow for the entire period of the epidemic is 2.32% , given only cases where coronavirus was the main reason, and 5%, given all the cases where the Covid-19 acted as the main or concomitant disease.

It is also indicated that in September 2020 11,159 deaths were registered in Moscow, that 1,441 more cases are more than in September 2019.

Over the past day, 17,340 new cases of coronavirus infection in 85 regions have been revealed in Russia. Most new cases in Moscow-5478, St. Petersburg-710, Moscow Region-472, Nizhny Novgorod region-366, Rostov region-299.