(ANSA) - MOSCOW, DEC 28 - In Russia about 186 thousand people have died from Covid since the beginning of the year, of which 26 thousand only in November. This is what emerges from the official statistics, which provide a much heavier death toll than what has been announced so far by the authorities. The Rosstat statistics office reports an excess of mortality between January and November 2020 of 229,700 deaths compared to the same period in 2019, of which "over 81% due to Covid", said the vice-premier Tatiana Golikova. Johns Hopkins University - which is based on official data provided by the authorities - has so far counted 54,559 coronavirus victims in Russia. (HANDLE).
Covid: 186,000 deaths in Russia since January
2020-12-28T17:23:11.277Z
In Russia, about 186,000 people have died from Covid since the beginning of the year, of which 26,000 in November alone. This is what emerges from official statistics, which provide a much heavier death toll than the authorities have announced so far. (HANDLE)