Epidemiological characteristics of the novel coronavirus infection covid-19 in the republic of sakha (yakutia) for 2020-2021

Introduction. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was registered on March 18, 2020, and in June the regional incidence rate reached 267.7 people/100,000 population, which was significantly higher than the national average. Objective. Conduct an analysis of the epidemiological situation of the incidence of a new coronavirus infection (NCVI) in the RS (Y) for 2020-2021. Materials and methods. The work used data from official statistics of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), FGUZ "Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)" and Rosstat. Results. Despite the regional peculiarities of the population of Yakutia, epidemic rises in the incidence of NCVI COVID-19 in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) corresponded to the periods of spread of the "Wuhan" strain of the virus in 2020 (2,531.0 people/100 thousand people) and the Indian strain " delta" in 2021 (8,196.9 people/100 thousand people), which was reflected in a 3.6-fold increase in the mortality rate in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (from 39.0 to 141.8 people/100 thousand of us.). The incidence in the first year of the pandemic was directly related to the transport accessibility of certain territories of Yakutia and the implementation of anti-epidemic measures. The incidence of COVID-19 in all territories in 2021 was significantly higher than in 2020. Conclusion. Morbidity and mortality rates of NCVI for 2020-2021 comparable with periods of rising morbidity and mortality in Russia.