Some 800 USC employees contract coronavirus, 2 die - general director

MOSCOW. June 29 (Interfax) - Two employees of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have died of coronavirus, and about 800 are sick at the moment, USC General Director Alexei Rakhmanov said.

"As of this date, about 800 persons are sick, and about 6,500 are in quarantine. These numbers change every day as more people recover. As for deaths, we've had only two," Rakhmanov said during an online press conference at Interfax.

He said that the deceased had suffered from severe comorbid conditions.