The number of coronavirus cases in Moscow has exceeded one million

The number of patients with coronavirus in Moscow has exceeded one million people - the total number of cases of infection since the beginning of the pandemic has amounted to 1,000,394, the operational headquarters reported.

in Moscow have been registered Over the past 24 hours , 1905 new cases - this is the maximum number of infections since March 4. During the day, 55 people died from COVID-19. The total death toll since the start of the pandemic has been 15,764. At the same time, the real number of coronavirus victims is higher - the operational headquarters takes into account only those cases where COVID-19 has become the main cause of death. The total number of deaths with coronavirus is twice as high ( more than 200 thousand in 2020 , while the operational headquarters reports only 92 thousand today). The Bell spoke in detail about the features of mortality records in Russia here .

There are almost no restrictive measures left in the Russian capital, except for the continued mask regime in public places. In early March, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the unlocking of social cards for elderly Muscovites 65+ and the abolition of mandatory self-isolation for them. At the end of January, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that more than half of the city's residents had been ill with COVID-19.