Russia’s health care system has been under severe strain as a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic has swept the country. It stands at 55,265 so far, and includes deaths reported in December. Rosstat shared new data on Monday about the total number of deaths reported in Russia in November. The data showed the number of deaths was 55.6 percent higher compared to the same month last year, or 219,872 more deaths in total. Earlier this month, the service reported the number of deaths in October, which indicated deaths were up 30.3 percent on the same month the previous year.

Source: The Standard December 28, 2020 15:00 UTC