Pneumonic Plague Tracker

Record updated Sources on file 22

Pneumonic Plague in Russia

5 days on file

Every non-zero figure on this page was stated for Russia by a source named below. The series is what was newly reported each day, running daily from Oct 2 to Oct 6. A day on which nothing new was reported carries zeros rather than being left out, so the days add up to the figures above.

The figures for Russia

  1. 1

    Deaths

  2. 0

    Cases

  3. 189

    Pending

Reported each day

Oct 2 to Oct 6, 2026
Newly reported, left axis New deaths, right

Oct 6 Rospotrebnadzor said medical observation had ended for 60% of contacts. A percentage is not a count, so no figure is recorded. This series counts new admissions, so a release is not representable in it at all.

Each column is what was newly reported that day, not a running total, so the days add up to the three figures above. Deaths are on their own axis on the right, at a different scale: on one shared axis 1 beside 189 would lie flat on the baseline. Dates are 2026 and every day from Oct 2 is present.

Sources for Russia

19 of 22 on file

These are the numbered sources from the sources page that carry a statement about Russia. The numbering is the site's, so [1] here is [1] everywhere else.

  1. [1]

    Meduza

    Shelekhov district hospital inpatient department quarantined; the worker named as Darya Shipilova, 28; admitted Sep 29; nearly 200 contacts with 189 hospitalized; officials named; Russia's last plague case in 2016.

    Oct 2, 2026

    meduza.io ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  2. [2]

    The Moscow Times

    At least 197 potential contacts placed under isolation, more than 100 in hospital wards; Governor Igor Kobzev's statement that contacts show no signs of illness and test negative; attribution to Lyudi Baikala, REN TV and Govorit_NeMoskva.

    Oct 2, 2026

    themoscowtimes.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  3. [3]

    Euronews

    Timeline of Sep 25 test tube break, Sep 27 worsening, Oct 2 death in Shelekhov district hospital ICU; Rospotrebnadzor's "pneumonia of unknown aetiology" and its statement that the regional situation is stable.

    Oct 4, 2026

    euronews.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  4. [4]

    Turkiye Today

    Named five quarantined medical facilities in the Irkutsk region; 197 contacts and 189 hospitalized; gave the worker's age as 27.

    Oct 4, 2026

    turkiyetoday.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  5. [5]

    RFE/RL

    Shipilova hospitalized Sep 29 and died early Oct 2; the Lyudi Baikala broken test tube account; Rospotrebnadzor's denial of any accident; more than 60 staff confined from Oct 2; Irkutsk Aluminum Plant mask rule Oct 3; Rubio's "cause for focus" line.

    Oct 5, 2026

    rferl.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  6. [6]

    AP, via PBS NewsHour

    Rospotrebnadzor's "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and "no microorganisms associated with the patient's professional activities"; two cold virus and two COVID-19 positives among contacts; Kobzev on "a particularly dangerous infection"; Peskov on rumors; the aluminum plant mask rule.

    Oct 5, 2026

    pbs.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  7. [7]

    ABC News (AP wire)

    Same Rospotrebnadzor statements; Kobzev's "under medical supervision" line; Trump's remarks on the disease; Rubio saying the US is watching the case closely.

    Oct 5, 2026

    abcnews.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  8. [8]

    CBS News

    Rospotrebnadzor saying "there had been no accident at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute" and that no pathogens causing dangerous infections were found in nearly 200 contacts; credits Lyudi Baikala and Astra for documenting officials' statements and later deletions.

    Oct 5, 2026

    cbsnews.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  9. [9]

    Al Jazeera

    The US State Department monitoring with the CDC and urging Russia to share information quickly and openly; Rospotrebnadzor's diagnosis via TASS; the institute's full name.

    Oct 5, 2026

    aljazeera.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  10. [10]

    Newsweek

    WHO's statement that no cause of death has been officially confirmed and that risk to the general population appears low; death placed overnight Oct 1; 60 staff isolated; the Tsydenov post edit; four hospitals plus a maternity hospital quarantined; institute founded 1934.

    Oct 5, 2026

    newsweek.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  11. [11]

    TIME

    Overview of the quarantine and the Baikal Journal reporting; expert commentary from Dr. Simon Clarke of the University of Reading; Peskov's remarks via TASS.

    Oct 5, 2026

    time.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  12. [12]

    Discover Magazine

    197 people identified as potential contacts with 189 hospitalized for observation; Rospotrebnadzor via Interfax saying inspections found no accidents involving disease-causing microorganisms; the two COVID-19 and two rhinovirus results.

    Oct 5, 2026

    discovermagazine.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  13. [13]

    Dr. Celine Gounder

    An itemised list of what Russia has not confirmed: cause of death, laboratory results, which pathogen, vaccination status, antibiotics given, and the worker's duties. Also Anna Popova's Oct 2 arrival, six facilities under quarantine, and Kobzev saying close contacts could go home the following week.

    Oct 6, 2026

    celinegounder.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  14. [15]

    WHO, global trends in cholera, meningitis and plague

    Between 2019 and 2025, 10 countries reported suspected human plague cases to WHO, six with confirmed cases; 3,847 suspected cases and 423 deaths, a case fatality rate of 11%; most from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar. Russia is not listed.

    Sep 29, 2026

    who.int ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  15. [18]

    Interfax

    Rospotrebnadzor's press service: the sanitary-epidemiological situation in Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk and Shelekhov is calm; medical observation completed for 60% of contacts; two COVID-19 and two rhinovirus cases and no other pathogens among contacts.

    Oct 5, 2026

    interfax.ru ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  16. [19]

    Oblastnaya Gazeta (ogirk.ru)

    Rospotrebnadzor press service statement that medical observation has been completed for 60% of the deceased worker's contacts.

    Oct 6, 2026

    ogirk.ru ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  17. [20]

    Lenta.ru

    Rospotrebnadzor saying observation of 60% of contacts was ended after laboratory results were received; Peskov urging people to rely on official reports.

    Oct 6, 2026

    lenta.ru ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  18. [21]

    IRCITY

    Kazakhstan's and Kyrgyzstan's health ministries and Uzbekistan's sanitary-epidemiological committee on stepped-up sanitary-quarantine control at border crossings with Russia.

    Oct 6, 2026

    ircity.ru ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  19. [22]

    Kazinform (Qazinform)

    Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health: the situation is under continuous monitoring with preventive measures in place; travellers who develop symptoms should seek care and say where they have been.

    Oct 5, 2026

    qazinform.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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