COVID-19 related deaths in Moscow by method 2020

As of May 31, 2020, a total of 6,821 deaths of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients were recorded in the Russian capital Moscow. Of them, approximately three thousand lethal cases were confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

Number of deaths related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia from April to May 2020, by method*

Characteristic	April 2020	May 2020
Death from COVID-19 confirmed by a PCR test	636	2,324
Death from COVID-19 without a PCR test but with a clinical picture	169	433
COVID-19 is a related cause of death (playing a catalyst role)*	360	980
COVID-19 is a related cause of death (did not influence the lethal outcome)*	396	1,523
Total deaths related to COVID-19**	1,561	5,260

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Release date

June 2020

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Russia

Survey time period

April to May 2020

Supplementary notes

* Including lethal cases not confirmed by a PCR test, but with a clinical picture according to results of the post-mortem examination.

** Deaths for March 2020 were included in the data for April 2020 because they were registered in April 2020.

A PCR test refers to a polymerase chain reaction test.

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