6,953 COVID-19 cases registered in Russia

Over the past 24 hours, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection  increased by 6,953, a message of the operational headquarters for combating the spread of coronavirus infection reads.

At the same period, 4,803 people were discharged after recovery, 38 died. The total number of COVID-19 infections in Russia is currently 18,524,732. 17,933,862 residents of the country coped with the disease, 382,118 died.

The largest daily increase was recorded in Moscow - 1,871, Moscow region - 777, St. Petersburg - 711, Rostov region - 191, Leningrad region - 167, Sverdlovsk region - 156, Krasnodar region - 138, Chelyabinsk region - 131, Nizhny Novgorod region - 116, Irkutsk region - 112.