# Hospital in Russia’s Irkutsk region quarantined amid reports of patient’s suspected pneumonic plague death

https://mins.news/en/item/83813

- Meduza, 2026-10-02 16:36 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/02/hospital-in-russia-s-irkutsk-region-quarantined-amid-reports-that-a-patient-died-of-pneumonic-plague

> A district hospital’s inpatient department in Shelekhov, Russia’s Irkutsk region, has been placed under quarantine after a patient was suspected of having a “particularly dangerous infection.” Media reports said 28-year-old Darya Shipilova died of pneumonic plague, though no official death announcement has been made. Nearly 200 contacts were reportedly monitored, including 189 hospitalized for observation.

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