MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/: The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 27,039 to 3,186,336 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday.
As many as 5,907 new cases were recorded in Moscow, 3,746 in St. Petersburg, 1,568 in the Moscow region, 506 in the Nizhny Novgorod region, 398 in the Sverdlovsk region, and 392 in the Rostov region.
According to data from the crisis center, there are currently 548,643 active coronavirus cases in Russia.
Russia’s coronavirus recoveries rose by 25,798 to 2,580,138 in the past 24 hours. According to data from the crisis center, the share of recovered patients has exceeded 81%.
In particular, 6,334 recoveries were recorded in Moscow in the past day, 3,058 in St. Petersburg, 1,409 in the Moscow region, 463 in the Karelia region, 437 in the Nizhny Novgorod region and 402 in the Sverdlovsk region.
As many as 536 coronavirus deaths were recorded in Russia in the past 24 hours, down from 593 the day before. The overall death toll has reached 57,555.
According to data from the crisis center, 1.8% of coronavirus patients have died in Russia.
In particular, 71 fatalities were recorded in Moscow in the past day, 75 in St. Petersburg, 30 in the Voronezh region, 20 in the Krasnoyarsk region, 18 in the Sverdlovsk region and 17 in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
