Overview
- Incidence has increased to 629 cases per 100,000 people, according to chief pulmonologist Sergey Avdeev.
- Lethality remains roughly 8 deaths per 100,000, a level described as stable year to year.
- Streptococcus pneumoniae leads community‑acquired infections, while hospitalized patients more often face gram‑negative organisms resistant to many antibiotics.
- Health experts urge vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal disease, noting the pneumococcal shot is included in Russia’s national immunization program for children and at‑risk adults.
- The update was released on World Pneumonia Day, observed annually since 2009 with support from the WHO.