Prognosis
Russia Suffered Deadliest Year Since World War as Covid Unbroken
- Rosstat reports 54,630 Covid-linked deaths in December
- Demographer finds over a million excess deaths during pandemic
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Russia suffered its deadliest year since World War II as the Covid-19 pandemic shows little sign of relenting.
There were 54,630 deaths associated with the virus last month, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Service late Friday. That was a 38% decrease from the record set in November but still the third-highest month since the start of the pandemic. The latest data bring total fatalities linked to Covid-19 in Russia to more than 680,000 since the virus first spread.