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Highest COVID-19 incidence among industrial workers, top sanitary doctor says

According to the top sanitary doctor, the highest incidence was recorded in individuals over 65 years of age and in the 50-64 age group

MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. The highest indicators of the coronavirus incidence over the past two weeks have been recorded among workers of industrial enterprises, Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova reported on Tuesday.

"Over the past two weeks we have been noting the highest indicators of incidence among the workers of the industrial enterprises. Of course, this is an issue of additional effort to organize safe working process precisely at those enterprises," she said at a session of the presidium of the state coordination council to control the coronavirus incidence in the Russian Federation.

According to the top sanitary doctor, the highest incidence was recorded in individuals over 65 years of age and in the 50-64 age group. The lowest incidence was registered in children of all ages.

According to the latest global statistics, about 72.9 mln people have been infected worldwide and over 1.6 mln deaths have been reported. To date, 2,707,945 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 2,149,610 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 47,968 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.