COVID-19 AMONG THOSE KILLED BY SUICIDE IN 2020 IN TYUMEN (WEST SIBERIA)
The frequency of COVID-19 infection in persons who committed suicide in Tyumen and the Tyumen region (Western Siberia) in 2020 was estimated. Results: in 2020, 220 suicides were registered in the Tyumen region (14.4 per 100,000 population), including 67 suicides in Tyumen (8.4 per 100,000 population). Among the dead, COVID-19 (Z22.8) was identified in one case - a man, born in 1950. At the time of death, did not have any clinical signs of COVID-19. Thus, among the victims of suicide, the proportion of people with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 was 0.45%. Analysis of the medical database showed that people with symptoms of COVID-19 disease among suicides. The conclusion is made about the leading role of psychosocial and economic factors on suicidal activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is pointed out that it is necessary to study the suicidal activity of persons with manifestations of the post-ovoid syndrome.