Russia’s Excess Death Spike a ‘Harsh Reality’ of Coronavirus, Kremlin Says
The state statistics service on Monday attributed 162,429 of deaths in 2020 to the coronavirus, three times more than initially reported by the national Covid-19 task force.
Russia’s surge in deaths last year is the “harsh reality” of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Kremlin
said Wednesday after official data showed a much higher Covid-19 death toll than initially reported.
The state statistics service on Monday attributed 162,429 of deaths in 2020 to the coronavirus, three times more than the 57,555 deaths first reported by the national Covid-19 task force. That would bring Russia from eighth to fourth place among countries with the highest Covid-19 death tolls, undermining President Vladimir Putin’s boasts that Russia has seen lower fatality rates than other countries.
Russia’s Excess Death Spike a ‘Harsh Reality’ of Coronavirus, Kremlin Says - The Moscow Times