Moscow City Hall Links High Mortality in June to New Strain of Coronavirus and Abnormal Heat
The Moscow Department of Health presented data on excess mortality in June. In just one month, 16,271 people died in Moscow, according to official data. This is 3,145 cases (23.9%) more than in June 2020. In almost every third case, 5,527 people, the main or accompanying cause of death was coronavirus infection (4,886 and 641 people, respectively). In June, Moscow registered a record increase in cases (at the peak - more than nine thousand cases).