Russia Reports 5,394 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 5,394 in the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of the infected to 856,264, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Monday, TASS writes.

According to the crisis center, the daily growth rate is 0.6%.

The number of coronavirus recoveries over the past 24 hours has increased by 3,420 to 653,593, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Monday. Having recovered, 842 patients were discharged in Moscow, 206 – in the Khabarovsk Region, 205 – in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, 197 – in the Moscow Region, and 147 – in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region in one day.

The number of COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours increased by 79 compared to 70 deaths recorded a day earlier, including 13 deaths in Moscow, six – in St. Petersburg, the Novosibirsk Region, and the Krasnoyarsk Region each, and five fatalities in the Tula Region. In all, 14,207 people have died, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported.

According to the crisis center, fatalities account for 1.66% of all COVID-19 patients in Russia.