Rosstat: 9.7 thousand patients with coronavirus died in September
In Russia, 9,798 patients with coronavirus died in September, according to the Rosstat report. According to published data, coronavirus as the main cause of death was identified in 4,329 Russians. In another 870 people it is suspected to be the main cause of death. In 1,401 cases, the infection was a concomitant disease and “affected the development of other diseases and contributed to the occurrence of complications that accelerated death.” Coronavirus was a “comorbidity” in 3,198 patients.