The number of people hospitalized as a result of the explosion at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass increased from 52 to 58 people, the press service of the Kemerovo region government told TASS on Saturday.

“There are 58 people in hospitals at the moment,” the press service said.

The victims are in hospitals in Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk and Leninsk-Kuznetsk. On the eve, it was reported about 52 hospitalized, of which five were in intensive care.